I have worked in education for 20 years, as a primary and early years teacher, early years lead and now as a teacher education lead in a university, working in partnership with hundreds of schools and settings.
Recently, I have been very concerned about some big changes proposed for initial teacher education (ITE), which I believe (and lots agree with me, including the All Party Parliamentary Group for the Teaching Profession and others) could have a huge impact on teacher supply. With my ‘early years’ hat on though, I can see another potential problem on the horizon
Some basics first; you may have heard that the DfE have recently consulted on a Market Review of Initial Teacher Training, with the consultation period ending on the 22 August. But you are forgiven if you didn’t hear about it – the consultation opened on the 5 July, which you could argue isn’t the best timing if you want to get a wide response from the education sector during a global pandemic.
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