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It's still not a BEd of roses

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There are still problems with teacher training in Britain, despite increased government funding, giving a grant to students studying postgraduate courses to teach in secondary schools. These problems are assessed in detail.

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'Lab school' linkup to boost English teaching standards

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A United Kingdom white paper called Excellence in Schools proposes a number of measures to reform teacher training, including laboratory schools where trainee teachers work with the best teachers. Other proposals include mentors for trainee teachers and a greater focus on information technology, numeracy and literacy. A qualification is proposed for head teachers, and greater emphasis will be placed on techers' professional development.

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Is it time for the many not the few?

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The Fryer Report into lifelong learning will be published in Nov 1997. It has been a very difficult task for the members of the committee who have produced at least four drafts. Chairman of the Committee Professor Fryer stated that he was keen to find a way to equalise the provision of higher education for all citizens in the UK. Undergraduates are five times more likely to come from wealthy backgrounds than from poor households. Fees introduced at universities have not been pledged, by the Treasury, to provide additional funding in higher education.

Research, Social policy, College teachers, College faculty, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Education, Higher, Higher education, Fryer, Bob

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