Shephard to shake up teacher training shake-up

From: The Independent (London, England) | Date: September 19, 1996| Author: | Copyright information

Teaching methods are to be prescribed by the Government under proposals announced yesterday for a big shake-up of teacher training. A national curriculum for teacher training will specify which methods trainees should be taught, what knowledge they need of a particular subject and how they should control a class.

Those colleges and universities which fail to meet the requirements will lose accreditation for their courses and could also lose funding if they are marked down by inspectors.

New rules in English and maths will be in place for primary trainee teachers from next autumn. Later the ...

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