§ 24. Mr. HindTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will make a further statement on his proposals for the reform of teacher training.
§ 26. Mr. Patrick ThompsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will make a statement on the future of teacher training.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeIn my recent speech to the north of England education conference I announced that I would shortly be issuing a consultation document about my proposals for the reform of initial teacher training.
The consultation document has been issued today. It sets out proposed arrangements for partnerships between higher education institutions and schools, draft criteria for the approval of school-based secondary postgraduate courses and new procedures for the approval of courses. Copies have been placed in the Libraries.
Secondary schools, higher education institutions, teacher associations, teacher training organisations, Church bodies and others interested in teacher education are being invited to comment. The consultation period will last until the end of March.