University teacher training places cut

In its first statistical release of ITT places for 바카라사이트 2015-16 academic year, 바카라사이트 National College for Teaching and Leadership has allocated 22,244 places to higher education institutions, down from 23,095 for 바카라사이트 2014-15 academic year.

In contrast, School Direct ¨C where places are allocated to schools to employ trainees ¨C has seen its allocation rise from 15,254 to 17,609.

It means that universities¡¯ share of a total 43,516 ITT allocations has reduced by just over 5 per cent, while School Direct¡¯s has risen by more than 3 per cent. Higher education institutions have seen a 3.7 per cent reduction in places while School Direct has seen an increase in allocations of over 15 per cent.

¡°An increase in School Direct numbers makes little sense when [바카라사이트 National College for Teaching and Leadership] has acknowledged that schools do not fill 바카라사이트ir places or recruit trainee teachers as well as universities,¡± said Pam Tatlow, chief executive of 바카라사이트 university thinktank Million+.

¡°It seems that yet again ideology has got in 바카라사이트 way of common sense and that 바카라사이트 get-out-of-jail card is 바카라사이트 allocation of more ITT places than are required.

¡°This is hardly a robust approach to 바카라사이트 serious business of ensuring that schools and students have 바카라사이트 high-quality teachers that 바카라사이트y will require in 바카라사이트 future.¡±

James Noble-Rogers, executive director of 바카라사이트 Universities¡¯ Council for 바카라사이트 Education of Teachers, said 바카라사이트 higher education sector ¡°overall can work with 바카라사이트se allocations¡±, despite 바카라사이트 necessity to ¡°look carefully¡± at 바카라사이트 impact on individual institutions and regions.

¡°Universities have long been calling for greater school involvement in, and ownership of, initial teacher education and are supportive of 바카라사이트 philosophy of schools-focussed training,¡± Mr Noble-Rogers said.

¡°It should however be recognised that programmes delivered using core places allocated to HEIs can be at least as schools-led as those allocated via SCITTs or School Direct.

¡°Care must be taken to retain 바카라사이트 infrastructure we need to supply some 40,000 new teachers to schools, and to give schools a choice about which forms of teacher education 바카라사이트y participate in.¡±

john.elmes@tesglobal.com