Diversity of School Provision - Children, Schools and Families Committee Contents


Memorandum submitted by James Rogers, Executive Director, Universities' Council for the Education of Teachers (UCET)

  I was very surprised at Chris Parry's allegation to the Select Committee (as reported in the Independent on 8 May) that "teacher training colleges" bully student teachers into not working in the independent sector. Many teacher education institutions, in fact, routinely use independent schools that deliver the National Curriculum for student teacher placements. Any suggestion that there is a systemic bias against the independent sector is totally unfounded.

  I would be grateful if you would share this letter with your committee colleagues. I would also be interested to see the evidence that Mr Parry has promised to send in support of his claims.

May 2008





 
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