House of Commons - Great teachers: attracting, training and retaining the best - Education Committee

Education Committee - Ninth Report
Great teachers: attracting, training and retaining the best

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 25 April 2012.

Contents

Terms of Reference

Background to the inquiry

The evidence base for our inquiry

Background information

Recruitment to teacher training

Acronyms and abbreviations

2 The impact and definition of outstanding teaching

The impact of the best teachers

Defining 'the best'

Personal attributes

Subject knowledge and academic background

3 Attracting and assessing potential teachers

Assessing applicants

Teaching experience

Marketing the teaching profession

Admissions to initial teacher training

4 The provision of initial teacher training

The routes into teaching

The roles of universities and schools in teacher training

The expansion of school-led teacher training

School placements

The quality of placements

The quality of mentors

5 Retaining, valuing and developing teachers

Movement, wastage, and barriers to retention

The impact of pay on retention

Professional development and career progression

Improving teachers' access to CPD

Developing better career paths for teachers

The case for a new College of Teaching

Performance management and teacher standards

6 Concluding remarks

Conclusions and recommendations

Annex 1: Note of the Committee's seminar with outstanding teachers, 26 October 2011

Annex 2: Note of the Committee's discussions with secondary school and college students, November 2011

Annex 3: Note of the Committee's visit to Rugby, 12 January 2012

Annex 4: Note of the Committee's visit to Singapore, 5-8 February 2012

Annex 5: Note of the Committee's visit to York, 5 March 2012

List of printed written evidence

List of additional written evidence

List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament

Oral and Written Evidence

Wednesday 9 November 2011

Wednesday 23 November 2011

Wednesday 7 December 2011

Wednesday 25 January 2012

Wednesday 22 February 2012

Monday 5 March 2012

Wednesday 14 March 2012

Written Evidence

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Prepared 1 May 2012