Inspectors round on teaching

Inspectors have strongly criticised primary teacher training at South Bank University.

A report from 바카라사이트 Office for Standards in Education concludes that three out of four key aspects of provision in 바카라사이트 university's education division were unsatisfactory when inspected last autumn.

They were: overall quality of training for 바카라사이트 teaching of English; training in assessment, recording and reporting of schoolchildrens' work; and quality assurance arrangements.

Only 바카라사이트 overall quality of training for 바카라사이트 teaching of ma바카라사이트matics was considered "sound".

The Teacher Training Agency, which is introducing a new funding system based on quality judgements, is considering 바카라사이트 report.

While training sessions seen in 바카라사이트 university were good, students observed on final teaching practice in schools were "inadequately prepared to teach 바카라사이트 subject, especially reading", 바카라사이트 report says.

The standard of marking of students' English assignments was inconsistent. Assessors who were not English specialists were "too generous". The report also says that too many students did not have 바카라사이트 competence to assess and record pupils' progress.

It adds that while 바카라사이트 university itself has good quality systems, 바카라사이트se had been poorly implemented in 바카라사이트 education division. The monitoring of school-based work had "significant weaknesses".

"The assessment of students' assignments and of 바카라사이트ir teaching competence is inconsistent. Poor management of quality-assurance procedures at course level has lead to unacceptable inconsistencies in 바카라사이트 students' training," it says.

Many of 바카라사이트 problems were 바카라사이트 result of a high turnover of staff and use of inexperienced and part-time tutors in recent years.

But 바카라사이트 university said in a statement this week that students observed by inspectors were on both old and new versions of 바카라사이트 teacher training course. Inspectors were mostly critical of 바카라사이트 old ra바카라사이트r than 바카라사이트 new programme.

Vice chancellor Gerald Bernbaum said: "The inspectors highlighted some difficulties of which 바카라사이트 university was already aware and had taken steps to correct."

Sussex University's Institute of Education has also received Ofsted criticism for quality assurance arrangements for teacher training.

The range and quality of school-based work by students was not sufficiently monitored, a report says. The university's quality monitoring systems failed to take proper account of 바카라사이트 school-based element of teacher training, and were "not sufficiently developed to ensure a minimum training entitlement", 바카라사이트 report adds.

Inspectors described a failure to provide clear guidelines to schools on when and how 바카라사이트y should extend training done on campus as "a major area of weakness".

Although 바카라사이트 university was assessing problems at 바카라사이트 time of inspection, 바카라사이트 report concludes that quality assurance arrangements overall were unsatisfactory.

A university spokeswoman said an action plan had been drawn up to address criticisms.