ESCalate at UCET 2010: Teacher Education Futures across the Four Nations of the UK A Scottish perspective Ian Menter
Three headlines Education posts slashed! Reshaping education departments – the institutional context Donaldson sorts it out! (We hope….)
Education posts slashed! Academic posts lost in three of the largest departments – Edinburgh, Glasgow and Strathclyde (15-30 percent cuts) The problems with workforce planning
Reshaping education depts. (institutional context 1) Aberdeen – School of Education within College of Arts and Social Sciences Dundee – Faculty of Education, Social Work and Community Education within College of Arts and Social Sciences Edinburgh – Moray House School of Education within College of Humanities and Social Science Glasgow – School of Education within College of Social Sciences Stirling – Institute of Education Strathclyde – School of Education within Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences West of Scotland – School of Education within Faculty of Education, Health and Social Sciences
Institutional context (2) Further staffing cuts – can they be delayed? (SFC predicting 16%) Student fees – on their way (in the shape of a ‘graduate contribution’)?
The Review of Teacher Education in Scotland Led by Graham Donaldson, former Senior Chief Inspector, HMIe Reporting in January 2011 Two earlier reviews What will he say? –Context: McCrone and Curriculum for Excellence –Partnerships –The continuum –The role of the university –Institutional consolidation? –Teach First (Teach for Scotland?) How will Government respond?
Websites/ references Review of Teacher Education in Scotland: tland.org.uk/ tland.org.uk/ Literature Review on Teacher Education in the 21 st Century: /09/ /0