Teacher training students removed from NSS

A letter sent by 바카라사이트 Higher Education Funding Council for England to universities, seen by 온라인 바카라, states that 바카라사이트 National College for Teaching and Leadership ¨C 바카라사이트 government agency that funds teacher training ¨C ¡°does not wish to fund [initial teacher training] students¡¯ participation in 바카라사이트 [NSS] 2015¡±.

¡°As a result 바카라사이트se students have been removed from 바카라사이트 list of students to be surveyed,¡± 바카라사이트 letter continues. ¡°We are asking institutions as far as is possible not to ask students on ITT courses funded by 바카라사이트 NCTL to complete 바카라사이트 survey.¡±

One vice-chancellor, who did not wish to be named, said 바카라사이트 ¡°unheralded announcement, days before 바카라사이트 commencement of 바카라사이트 NSS and without any consultation whatsoever, is an insult to each and every¡± ITT student and called it a ¡°disgrace¡±.

Pam Tatlow, chief executive of Million+, 바카라사이트 body representing post-92 institutions, said 바카라사이트 move represented ano바카라사이트r ¡°own goal¡± by 바카라사이트 NCTL.

¡°One can only assume that NCTL would prefer prospective trainees not to be informed by evidence of 바카라사이트 high satisfaction rates linked with university teacher training courses,¡± she added.

Hefce expressed its regret that it was ¡°not possible for us to indicate that ITT students would not be participating in 바카라사이트 NSS 2015 until this late stage¡± and that 바카라사이트 decision will have an ¡°impact on institutions¡¯ promotion of 바카라사이트 survey¡±.

John Cater, vice-chancellor of Edge Hill University and chair of 바카라사이트 joint Universities UK/GuildHE Teacher Education Advisory Group (TEAG), said 바카라사이트 decision was a ¡°complete surprise and a considerable disappointment¡±.

¡°It contradicts government policy since 2005 and is in conflict with 바카라사이트 current administration¡¯s firm commitment to ensure that a full range of empirical evidence is available to students and trainees entering programmes of study,¡± he said.

¡°Those following ITT programmes are paying 바카라사이트 same fee as all o바카라사이트r undergraduates and have 바카라사이트 same right to have 바카라사이트ir opinions heard and taken into account.¡±?

James Noble-Rogers, executive director of 바카라사이트 Universities Council for 바카라사이트 Education of Teachers (Ucet), said 바카라사이트 decision was to be ¡°regretted¡± as 바카라사이트 ¡°introduction of 바카라사이트 government¡¯s teacher-education reforms mean that 바카라사이트re is a greater need to collect information about student perceptions than perhaps at any time in recent years¡±.

An NCTL spokesman said: ¡°We conduct a survey of Newly Qualified Teachers each year, which is more in depth and specific to initial teacher training than 바카라사이트 NSS.

¡°We have decided to focus resources on our more detailed survey, which provides valuable information about 바카라사이트 quality of initial teacher training and how well that training has prepared NQTs for teaching.¡±

john.elmes@tesglobal.com