Abstract
Initial discussion took place within the Education Recovery Group (ERG) Workstream 7 (Workforce Planning) on which ADES, GTC Scotland, and SCDE, were all represented. ERG Workstream 7 was coordinated by Scottish Government, Education Scotland, and COSLA, and had membership (in addition to the aforementioned) from: Co-Chair Teacher Workforce Planning Advisory Group; Educational Institute of Scotland; National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT); National Parent Forum of Scotland (NPFS); School Leaders Scotland (SLS); Scottish Catholic Education Services (SCES); Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association (SSTA); and Voice. Shared agreement was reached between these organisations on the following points:
● Placements are to be planned to take place from October 2020;
● All reconfigured placements are to be managed through SPS;
● [That there would be a] careful consideration by each TEI and GTC Scotland as to which student placements take place for undergraduate years 1, 2 and 3 in session 2020/21;
● GTCS Council is to approve an Addendum to respond to the exceptional circumstances of COVID-19: the acceptable parameters for adjustment for ITE programmes;
● TEIs are to approve changes to placement patterns and associated assessments through quality assurance processes.
● Placements are to be planned to take place from October 2020;
● All reconfigured placements are to be managed through SPS;
● [That there would be a] careful consideration by each TEI and GTC Scotland as to which student placements take place for undergraduate years 1, 2 and 3 in session 2020/21;
● GTCS Council is to approve an Addendum to respond to the exceptional circumstances of COVID-19: the acceptable parameters for adjustment for ITE programmes;
● TEIs are to approve changes to placement patterns and associated assessments through quality assurance processes.
Original language | English |
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Place of Publication | Glasgow |
Publisher | University of Strathclyde |
Number of pages | 16 |
Publication status | Published - 29 Jun 2020 |
Keywords
- childcare provision
- Covid-19
- workforce sustainability
- student placements
- professional placements