Written Question · S3W-33236 · Session 3
Whether it considers that the Guidelines for Initial Teacher Education and the Standard for Initial Teacher Education put an onus on minist…
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 ministers to approve only Initial Teacher Education programmes that prepare all new teachers with the competencies to deliver the full primary curriculum.
The answer
The General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS), which is currently being established as the independent, profession-led regulatory body for the teaching profession in Scotland, conducts a thorough process of accreditation of all programmes of Initial Teacher Education (ITE). Officials, on behalf of the Scottish ministers, approve programmes only on the basis of the council''s recommendations.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-33236 by reference.