Showing posts with label TDA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label TDA. Show all posts
Sunday, 10 June 2012
The TDA is dead - Long Live the TA!
The Teaching Agency (TA) opened on 1st April, replacing the abolished Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA). Information on becoming a teacher previously available on the TDA website is now available at www.teach.gov.uk including the flagship School Direct programme.
Thursday, 2 June 2011
Closure of the Student Associates Scheme
The Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA) has decided to close the Student Associates Scheme (SAS), which was used by PGCE applicants looking for work experience in schools, with effect from 31 July 2011.
TDA will launch a new, single School Experience Programme (SEP) from September 2011. The new programme will be available not just to students, but also to other people who are considering entering, or in some cases, re-entering teaching.
Source: Sue Spence, Chair AGCAS Teaching and Related Professions Task Group
Thursday, 13 January 2011
Teacher Training News
The Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA) will soon cease its role in promoting the recruitment and training of teachers as this role will be taken up by the Department of Education.
In the meanwhile, there is a new number for the TDA's teaching information line (TIL) - 0800 389 2500, a highly useful resource for those considering a teaching career.
From September 2012 graduates who do not have at least a 2:2 will not receive funding for initial teacher education. The stress will be much more on on-the-job training routes such as the SCITT, GTP and Teach First programmes and a national network of Teaching Schools will lead the delivery of initial teacher training by these routes.
The Teach First programme is to be expanded to train over 1000 teachers over the next five years and will be new Teach First secondary places in Newcastle and Durham.
Studio Schools, a new type of state school for 14-19 year olds of all abilities are being introduced to to equip young people with the knowledge, skills and experience they need to succeed in life and work. For more details see www.studioschoolstrust.org
Contrary to a previous post on this blog, there is no longer a centralised system for applications for the Graduate Teacher programme on the TDA website. The system has been abandoned, so presumably applications will need to be sent direct to the appropriate provider - in our case the Lancashire and North West GTP Consortium
Source: Teaching and Related Professions Task Group Bulletin
In the meanwhile, there is a new number for the TDA's teaching information line (TIL) - 0800 389 2500, a highly useful resource for those considering a teaching career.
From September 2012 graduates who do not have at least a 2:2 will not receive funding for initial teacher education. The stress will be much more on on-the-job training routes such as the SCITT, GTP and Teach First programmes and a national network of Teaching Schools will lead the delivery of initial teacher training by these routes.
The Teach First programme is to be expanded to train over 1000 teachers over the next five years and will be new Teach First secondary places in Newcastle and Durham.
Studio Schools, a new type of state school for 14-19 year olds of all abilities are being introduced to to equip young people with the knowledge, skills and experience they need to succeed in life and work. For more details see www.studioschoolstrust.org
Contrary to a previous post on this blog, there is no longer a centralised system for applications for the Graduate Teacher programme on the TDA website. The system has been abandoned, so presumably applications will need to be sent direct to the appropriate provider - in our case the Lancashire and North West GTP Consortium
Source: Teaching and Related Professions Task Group Bulletin
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