Mission 44 and Downing Street
Recently, out of the blue, I received an email from Number 10 Downing Street inviting me to attend a round table with the Prime Minister, to discuss ‘Opportunity for all: how can we make sure all young people are supported to succeed at school’. At any time, an invitation such as this would have been something I would have been delighted and excited to receive. This area of discussion, however, is something I have been thinking about, writing about and through the lens of ‘Learning without Limits’ and latterly Rethinking Assessment have been agitating about, for over twenty years.
The SEND crisis and teacher retention: Understanding the impact and solutions
Teacher retention is a persistent challenge in England, but recent evidence and powerful testimony from the Teaching Commission SEND roundtable, hosted by the Chartered College of Teaching illustrated how the crisis in Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) provision exacerbates this problem. This has led to what some are terming an ‘SEND crisis’, which reflects […]
Fellows: SEND roundtable discussion
As the professional body for teachers, we therefore see it as our responsibility to facilitate dialogue between policy and practice in order to ensure that any new policies are both theoretically sound and practically feasible.
Ofsted consultation response
We have spent the last few weeks digesting the proposals from Ofsted and DfE, and planning how we can bring together the collective voices of our members in our response and recommendations to the consultations.
Mission 44 announcement: Chartered College of Teaching Partners with Chiltern Learning Trust and Being Luminary
The Chartered College of Teaching is delighted to announce that, in partnership with Chiltern Learning Trust and Being Luminary, we have secured funding from Mission 44 to test solutions focussed on increasing diversity in teaching through Initial Teacher Training (ITT). Working with School-Centred Initial Teacher Training providers (SCITTs) and schools across the country, we will […]
Diversity, accessibility and inclusion at the Chartered College of Teaching
An update from the Chartered College Diversity and Accessibility Strategy Group
“We need a plan for education, and a government we can trust”
In a wide-ranging discussion, the 16 Fellows who joined me highlighted problems with Ofsted and the damaging pressure of exams and tests
