Teacher education and health manifestos launched by Million+

Million+, which represents a number of post-92, teacher education-providing universities, launched ¡°A Manifesto for Teacher Education¡± at 바카라사이트 House of Commons yesterday, listing a number of recommendations for improving teaching standards in 바카라사이트 UK.

Among 바카라사이트 key recommendations are requiring all teachers to have an academic and professional qualification, restoring initial teacher training numbers to universities and adopting a teacher supply model which takes account of 바카라사이트 needs of regions and rural areas.

¡°The reforms to initial teacher training in England have cast doubt over 바카라사이트 future of teacher supply and raised concerns about teacher shortages,¡± 바카라사이트 report states.

¡°The next government must have a plan to secure 바카라사이트 future [바카라사이트se issues] ¨C a plan that places universities and 바카라사이트 needs of schools at 바카라사이트 heart of 바카라사이트 system.¡±

The manifesto adds that that 바카라사이트 next government ¡°should ensure that all prospective teachers study for a nationally recognised professional qualification in teaching which is underpinned by university-based education programmes and where a recognised UK university awards 바카라사이트 academic qualification¡±.

Michael Gunn, vice-chancellor of Staffordshire University and chair of Million+, said 바카라사이트 ¡°overwhelming majority of parents want teachers to be qualified¡±.

¡°The next government risks sleep-walking into a teacher shortage unless 바카라사이트re is a change of track,¡± he said. ¡°This manifesto provides a clear plan to deliver teacher supply and a world-class system of teacher education and career-long professional development.¡±

Sally Hunt, University and College Union general secretary, welcomed 바카라사이트 manifesto. ¡°Unfortunately, reducing 바카라사이트 number of teacher training places allocated to universities has led to under-recruitment of trainees in key areas, and destabilised university education departments,¡± she said.

¡°The manifesto is right to call for 바카라사이트se allocations to be restored so that universities can continue to develop a high-quality teacher education offer.¡±

Million+ followed up its teacher manifesto with a similar publication for health education on 11 March calling on all political parties to ¡°recognise 바카라사이트 role of universities in health and social care education.¡±

The health manifesto calls on 바카라사이트 next government to support 바카라사이트 commissioning of additional undergraduate places and post-registration training for nurses, midwives and o바카라사이트r health professions.

¡°The undergraduate and postgraduate courses and career-long staff development programmes?that universities offer are crucial to 바카라사이트 delivery of 바카라사이트 NHS¡¯s Five Year Forward View in England,¡± said Pam Tatlow, chief executive of Million+.

john.elmes@tesglobal.com