Written Question · S3W-33235 · Session 3
Whether it considers that the Guidelines for Initial Teacher Education and the Standard for Initial Teacher Education put an onus on its of…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that the Guidelines for Initial Teacher Education and the Standard for Initial Teacher Education put an onus on its officials on the council of the General Teaching Council for Scotland to support only the accreditation of Initial Teacher Education programmes that prepare all new teachers with the competencies to teach modern languages in the primary school, given the position of modern languages in the primary curriculum.
The answer
Officials do not sit on the council but are appointed as assessors who are entitled to attend and speak but have no voting rights. Assessors have no role in accrediting Initial Teacher Education programmes. Accreditation is solely a matter for the GTCS.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-33235 by reference.