General Election 2024: questions for your local candidate
1 The Chartered College of Teaching believes that improving education is key to achieving success in many other policy areas. I want my MP to make education their priority. What will your party’s policies mean for our local schools and… Continue Reading General Election 2024: questions for your local candidate
What do members want from a new government?
At the Chartered College of Teaching, we believe that education policy should focus on developing and sustaining teacher professionalism. Policy-makers and the profession need to work together to create sustainable change for the benefit of children and young people. This… Continue Reading What do members want from a new government?
StickyA profession-led inspection system? There’s a lot of work to do
At the risk of stating the obvious, there are many problems with Ofsted. Most worrying is the enormous fear it instils in the profession, limiting innovation and creativity, and driving too many teachers and leaders away from the job they… Continue Reading A profession-led inspection system? There’s a lot of work to do
OFQUAL’s Chief Regulator comments on the upcoming Summer assessment period
Sir Ian Bauckham, Chief Regulator, Ofqual After a long career as a teacher and school leader, and three years as Ofqual’s Chair, I took up the role of Chief Regulator in January. I led a school trust in Kent and… Continue Reading OFQUAL’s Chief Regulator comments on the upcoming Summer assessment period
Rethinking Curriculum presents: Riverhead Infants School
We caught up with Riverhead Infants School leadership team to learn more about what inspired them to join the pilot year of the Rethinking Curriculum project funding by the Helen Hamlyn Trust and what their vision for the future of… Continue Reading Rethinking Curriculum presents: Riverhead Infants School
New opportunities for tutors and mentors with our partners, ImpactEd Evaluation and Education Development Trust
We’re pleased to share exciting opportunities for School-Led Tutors, Academic Mentors and those leading on tutoring and mentoring provision in your schools and Trusts. These are offered in conjunction with our partners, ImpactEd Evaluation and Education Development Trust. Evaluate the… Continue Reading New opportunities for tutors and mentors with our partners, ImpactEd Evaluation and Education Development Trust
Chartered College of Teaching Launches Research Champions to Promote Evidence-Informed Practice in Schools
The Chartered College of Teaching has launched a new initiative that will see teachers promote ongoing professional learning and evidence-informed approaches within their schools. Over 60 teachers have already volunteered to become a Research Champion in their school. Research Champions… Continue Reading Chartered College of Teaching Launches Research Champions to Promote Evidence-Informed Practice in Schools
Introducing: Research Mark
Helen Barker, Teacher Assessment Manager Please note: All our positions for the Research Mark pilot are full Kitemarks are a useful way for schools to both develop aspects of their practice at all levels, as well as to showcase their… Continue Reading Introducing: Research Mark
Chartered College of Teaching and Iris Connect Launch New CPD Partnership To Support Coaching and Professional Development
A new partnership between the Chartered College of Teaching and IRIS Connect will support teachers to transform their teaching and learning through evidence-informed theory, examples of practice and coaching frameworks. Teachers will be able to access a range of bespoke… Continue Reading Chartered College of Teaching and Iris Connect Launch New CPD Partnership To Support Coaching and Professional Development
StickyProfessor Dame Alison Peacock on Ofsted: Beyond Ofsted and IPPR
Time and again, teachers tell me that they want to be able to work together to build the best education for children and young people, and are frustrated by top-down and restrictive systems. Evidence suggests that teachers who feel a… Continue Reading Professor Dame Alison Peacock on Ofsted: Beyond Ofsted and IPPR