Advancing Teacher Training and Development 2022
Online Event 20 January 2022, 9:00am - 3:00pm
Day 1
9:00am
Online Registration
9:30am
Chair’s Welcome Address
Olivia Townsend, Member, Institute of Government and Public Policy
9:40am
Keynote Address: Striving For World-Class Teacher Development
- Considering the DfE’s new Teacher Development System through the transformation of the support and training offered to schools and teachers
- Addressing the creation of the new Teaching School Hubs and the impact this will have on Teacher progression
- Looking for ITT to ECR reforms to Specialism and Leadership development with the NPQs
- Looking at the creation of the Institute of Teaching in September 2022 and the increased in evolvement from Ofsted in quality assurance
Chris Armstrong-Stacey, Deputy Director, Developing Teachers and Leaders, Department for Education
10:10am
Keynote Address: The Future of Teacher Training In The UK
- Addressing the Initial teacher training (ITT) market review report and its recommendations, with the core purpose being to narrow attainment gaps and improving outcomes for children and young people
- Looking to create a national approach, as well as the significance of professional development for teachers and improving diversity in teaching with the ITT reforms
- The impact of COVID-19 on ITT partnerships and access to training
Professor Samantha Twiselton OBE, Sheffield Institute of Education, Sheffield Hallam University, and Chair of The Initial Teacher Training (ITT) Core Content Framework Consultation
10:40am
Questions And Answers Session
11:00am
Break and Networking
11:30am
Panel Session: Institutional Perspective
- Dr Simon Gibbons, Senior Lecturer in English Education and Director of Teacher Education, Kings College London
- Professor Keith Topping, Professor of Educational and Social Research at the School of Education, University of Dundee
- Professor Aileen Kennedy, Director of Teacher Education, University of Strathclyde
12:15pm
Networking Session
12:55pm
Lunch And Networking
1:40pm
Addressing Teacher Supply In England - Key Issues
- Acknowledging the greater attention needed for teacher retention, addressing the factors that cause teachers to leave the profession, including the pandemic, and what can be done to improve retention
- Considering the 2020-2021 award and the potential 2021-2022 award decided on by the DfE
- Looking to incentives to retain teachers including the student loan reimbursement piolet scheme and advertising teacher vacancies in one space online, on the Government’s teacher vacancy site launches in April 2019
- Looking at the holistic approach and ensuring there is greater support for our teachers
Darren Northcott, National Official For Education, NASUWT
2:10pm
Addressing Inequalities In Education And The Teaching Workforce
- Addressing the new government reforms to the teacher training programmes, looking particularly at school-based teacher training
- Considering the inequalities in education and the teaching workforce
- Looking to the need for multiple point of access for teacher training to ensure a diverse teaching workforce
Professor Sonia Blandford, Professor of Social Mobility, Plymouth Marjon University and Visiting Professor UCL IOE
2:40pm
Questions And Answers Session
3:00pm
Chair’s Summary And Close