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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