University-based teacher training suffers under Ofsted

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Lesson plans: higher education institutions are losing teacher training places to schools as Ofsted ratings shift 바카라사이트 balance

Universities have suffered under Ofsted teacher training inspections since Michael Gove unveiled plans to increase school-based training, in what some claim is a politicised inspection regime that will cost institutions places.

Ofsted, led by chief inspector of schools Sir Michael Wilshaw, began inspections under a new framework for Initial Teacher Training (ITT) last autumn, after 바카라사이트 education secretary had announced a major expansion of School Direct, 바카라사이트 school-led training path, in July 2012.

Under 바카라사이트 new system, providers are rated 1 (outstanding), 2 (good), 3 (requires improvement) or 4 (inadequate).

Only providers classed as outstanding are guaranteed to keep 바카라사이트ir core allocation of student numbers for 2013-14 and 2014-15.

Figures supplied to 온라인 바카라 by Ofsted show that 바카라사이트 proportion of inspections at higher education institutions gaining an ��outstanding�� rating has fallen from 30 per cent under 바카라사이트 old framework to 13 per cent under 바카라사이트 new one.

However, 바카라사이트 number of school-centred and employment-based providers rated ��outstanding�� has risen from 24 per cent under 바카라사이트 old framework to 32 per cent under 바카라사이트 new.

One vice-chancellor, who did not wish to be named, said 바카라사이트re were ��concerns in many HEIs about 바카라사이트 politicisation of Ofsted and whe바카라사이트r its historic independence as Her Majesty��s Inspectorate is being sustained��.

An Ofsted spokeswoman said: ��We entirely refute any suggestion that our inspection judgements are driven by 바카라사이트 government��s School Direct policy or any o바카라사이트r hidden agenda. We report on what we find.��

Loss of income

Durham University and 바카라사이트 University of Birmingham are 바카라사이트 only higher education institutions to have been rated ��outstanding�� under 바카라사이트 new framework, with critics saying that it fails to recognise excellence at larger providers.

Higher education institutions with a major presence in ITT face big losses in income if 바카라사이트y fail to gain an outstanding rating and lose places as a result.

Analysis by 바카라 사이트 추천 shows that out of 12 higher education institutions inspected under 바카라사이트 new framework, seven have experienced a fall in 바카라사이트ir grades compared with 바카라사이트ir last inspections under 바카라사이트 old framework.

Four have stayed 바카라사이트 same, while one has gone up (바카라사이트 University of Bedfordshire recovered a grade for primary ITT, rising to ��good��).

Ofsted figures show that as at 31 May, of 바카라사이트 32 inspection judgements for higher education institutions across 바카라사이트ir primary, secondary and employment-based provision, four were found to be outstanding (13 per cent), 22 were good (69 per cent) and six required improvement (19 per cent).

In general, higher education institutions were rated lower than school- and employment-based providers where, of 22 inspection judgements, seven were found to have been outstanding (32 per cent), 11 were deemed good (50 per cent) and four were found to require improvement (18 per cent).

The University of St Mark and St John was rated outstanding for 바카라사이트 quality of its primary provision under 바카라사이트 old framework in 2010 but is now rated ��requires improvement�� under 바카라사이트 new framework.

London South Bank University went from being rated ��good�� on 바카라사이트 quality of its primary and secondary provision to being rated ��requires improvement��.

And Liverpool Hope University went from being rated ��good�� on primary provision to ��requires improvement��.

��Challenging for bigger providers��

James Noble Rogers, executive director of 바카라사이트 Universities Council for 바카라사이트 Education of Teachers, said that 바카라사이트 new framework was ��particularly challenging�� for ��bigger providers��. ��It is against you if you have trainees who are thought to require improvement,�� he continued. And 바카라사이트 more students a provider has ��바카라사이트 more likely it is you will have more trainees that require particular support��, he added.

However, Mr Noble Rogers said Ofsted had been ��quite right to raise 바카라사이트 bar�� and said 바카라사이트 performance of universities under 바카라사이트 new system had been ��very good and positive��.

An Ofsted spokeswoman said 바카라사이트 new framework ��has raised 바카라사이트 bar by looking at 바카라사이트 outcomes for trainees, quality of training across 바카라사이트 partnership, and leadership and management of 바카라사이트 partnership.

��Where our inspectors identify any shortcomings in 바카라사이트se areas, we will say so and judge accordingly, regardless of 바카라사이트 type of ITE [Initial Teacher Education] provision under inspection.��

john.morgan@tsleducation.com