New proposals to revamp teaching standards in Wales have been
revealed by the Education Secretary (Thurs
2nd March).
The plans are part of the national mission to reform education to
benefit pupils. The new standards aim to promote teaching
excellence and support career-long professional development for
all teachers.
The new standards will:
- Develop the leadership skills of all teachers.
- Provide opportunities for teachers to develop their skills
throughout their career to meet the needs of the education
system.
- Better support new entrants to the teaching profession by
bringing together the requirements for the award of Qualified
Teacher Status and the successful completion of induction.
- Enable teachers to work together more effectively to make
sure all learners benefit from excellent teaching and learning.
It is proposed that the new standards will apply to all serving
teachers from September 2018 and initial teacher training
programmes from September 2019. This will provide time to build
familiarity with the new standards before they become mandatory.
said:
“We are working closely with the profession to help teachers and
practitioners be the best they can be, while raising the standard
of teaching and, importantly, raising the standing of the
profession as a whole.
“The current professional standards are no longer fit for purpose
and do not match my vision for our school workforce. The old
system set minimum expectations that we want to move
beyond.
“These new standards are about making sure teachers develop the
right skills throughout their career and all those teaching in
our classrooms take on a leadership role as we all work together
to raise standards. This is about moving to a system of
career-long development. My vision is to strengthen leadership
and make sure that there is greater consistency across our
schools.
“I am grateful to all those teachers, leaders and other partners
who have been directly involved in developing these new standards
– it is testament to what can be achieved through us working
together.”
Notes:
The consultation can be found at:
