Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 18 January 2010.
Terms of Reference
Conclusions and recommendations
Summary
Introduction
1 Routes into teaching
Initial teacher training in England
Training options
Common requirements for training programmes
2 Recruiting the best to teaching
The importance of effective teachers
Raising the academic calibre of teachers
Entry requirements
Training routes
3 Equipping teachers with high quality initial training
Accountability and quality assurance
Current arrangements
Impact
School placements and mentoring
Supply
Quality
Teacher trainers
4 Early career teachers
Attrition of qualified teachers
Expectations of newly qualified teachers
Existing arrangements for the support and induction of newly qualified teachers
Proposals to improve support
Registration
Expectations regarding further training
5 Professional development
The importance of professional development
TDA role
Improving take-up of professional development
Strategic management of professional development at school level
Access
Effectiveness
Quality assurance
Licence to practise
Bringing greater coherence to teacher professional development
Supply teachers
6 Teachers in the early years and further education sectors
The early years sector
Early Years Professional Status and qualified teachers
Initial teacher training for early years teachers
The further education sector
Recent reforms to training requirements
Parity of esteem
Annex 1: Initial teacher training routes
Annex 2: Note of informal meeting with trainee teachers and recently qualified teachers
Annex 3: Qualifications leading to Associate and Qualified Teacher Learning and Skills status
Appendix 1: Requirements for Initial Teacher Training
Appendix 2: Standards for Qualified Teacher Status
Formal Minutes
Witnesses
List of written evidence
List of unprinted evidence
List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament
Oral and Written Evidence - HC 275-II 23 March 2009 20 April 2009 27 April 2009 8 June 2009 15 June 2009 Written Evidence