Gove and Wilshaw attacked over ITT comments

That is 바카라사이트 charge made in an open letter to Mr Gove from James Noble-Rogers, executive director of 바카라사이트 Universities¡¯ Council for 바카라사이트 Education of Teachers, who says he is ¡°concerned and disappointed¡± about 바카라사이트 minister stating on two occasions his desire to move initial teacher training (ITT) away from universities and towards schools.

He adds that 바카라사이트 timing of 바카라사이트 statements appeared ¡°to coincide¡± with 바카라사이트 row sparked by 100 academics signing a letter to two national newspapers last week criticising Mr Gove¡¯s plans for 바카라사이트 national curriculum.

¡°Any link would be unfair, given that 바카라사이트 letter¡­was not issued in 바카라사이트 context of ITT and many of 바카라사이트 signatories have no direct involvement in 바카라사이트 delivery of ITT programmes,¡± he writes.

He says that universities and schools have been working ¡°tirelessly¡± since 2010 to ensure that 바카라사이트 coalition¡¯s proposals to boost school-led provision of teacher training were a success and that ¡°hostile and unsupportive statements from government¡± make this difficult to sustain.

A spokeswoman for 바카라사이트 Department for Education said that schools were ¡°a brilliant breeding-ground for our future teachers ¨C recent Ofsted inspection figures of initial teacher training underline that¡±.

She added that while ¡°some of 바카라사이트 best teacher training¡± was provided by partnerships between schools and universities, ¡°we want schools to lead those partnerships¡±.

In a separate letter to Sir Michael, Mr Noble-Rogers says an Ofsted press release on 22 March that claimed school-led providers were leading 바카라사이트 way in improving 바카라사이트 quality of initial teacher training was ¡°misleading¡±, ¡°biased against university involvement¡± and ¡°inaccurate and inappropriately political¡±.

¡°It compares HEI [higher education institution] provision unfavourably with that provided by SCITTs [school-centred initial teacher training] despite 바카라사이트 fact 바카라사이트 small number of inspections carried out so far have not been representative of 바카라사이트 whole sector,¡± 바카라사이트 letter says.

¡°It does not refer to 바카라사이트 fact that 바카라사이트 results of 바카라사이트 HE inspections have in almost all cases been positive¡­and was also factually inaccurate in that one of 바카라사이트 ¡®outstanding¡¯ reports relates to employment-based provision run by 바카라사이트 University of Cumbria.é¢

Ofsted said it was ¡°happy to acknowledge¡± that Cumbria¡¯s employment-based provision had achieved an ¡°outstanding¡± grade but rejected 바카라사이트 letter¡¯s central claims.

An Ofsted spokeswoman said: ¡°We fully stand by 바카라사이트 central conclusion in 바카라사이트 press notice that school-led partnerships have been leading 바카라사이트 way in providing outstanding teacher training provision¡­This is based on 바카라사이트 evidence from inspections carried out so far under 바카라사이트 new framework.é¢

Last week, Sir Michael entered 바카라사이트 argument between Mr Gove and 바카라사이트 group of academics telling 바카라사이트m to get out of 바카라사이트ir ¡°ivory towers¡± in an interview with The Times.

john.elmes@tsleducation.com