§ Mrs. MayTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment (1) how many external assessors his Department estimates will be needed to implement his proposals for teacher assessment set out in the Green Paper; and how many teacher assessments an external assessor will be expected to conduct on average in an academic year; [69637]
(2) who will be the employer of the external assessors referred to in his Department's proposals for teacher assessment set out in the recent Green Paper; and who will determine their rates of pay. [69638]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisThe independent external assessors will not be involved in the annual appraisal cycle, but will work with the headteacher, confirming his or her judgments made on the assessments at the new threshold and ensuring that a robust pay policy exists in the school which properly rewards good teaching. We are consulting on the role of the assessors, and will make further announcements in due course.