Teachers should prove subject knowledge is up-to-date or lose qualified status suggests Ofsted boss

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"Teachers should have to prove their subject knowledge is up-to-date at regular intervals to maintain their qualified status, a top Ofsted boss has said.

Professor Daniel Muijs (pictured), the watchdog’s head of research, said he supported a “periodic requirement” for teachers to demonstrate they know about the latest research and discoveries in their subject area."

schoolsweek.co.uk/ofsted-boss-calls-for-teachers-to-prove-subject-knowledge-to-stay-qualified/

Hahahahahahahaaa what planet is he living on?

they've just given trainees infinite chances to pass the skills tests,

Seriously? What happened to being all about improving the quality of teachers by reducing the number of attempts? Presumably they’re hoping everyone’s forgotten that soundbite.

Just place-marking.

Is this a way to make the shortage of Science teachers even worse?

What other subject area changes so frequently?

What would they test primary school teachers on?

rafa just started a new thread about lowered standards for ITT students. www.mumsnet.com/Talk/secondary/3186088-Desperate-DfE-tells-teacher-trainers-to-take-all-comers-onto-PGCEs-plus-infinite-chances-to-pass-skills-tests

@CarrieBlue
What new recruits without degrees.

I know that the possibility of teachers without degrees has been mentioned in the press but do you have any actual proof that there are new recruits to teaching that are being trained that do not have degrees?

Ridiculous.
This is the way things are going now, such a lack of trust. They're rolling out a scheme to put social workers through a 4 stage annual exam to check they're still good enough.

Ridiculous.This is the way things are going now, such a lack of trust. They're rolling out a scheme to put social workers through a 4 stage annual exam to check they're still good enough.

This kind of thing is becoming the norm in many professions these days, not just teaching & social work.

Kazzy I was going to say similar. Most professional bodies require proof of some form of Continuing Professional Development. The Chartered Institute I was a member of before I left to have DCs required a record of a number of hours CPD to be submitted annually. This could include training, but also reading about relevant topics, research, study of new methods/legislation etc.
If you were lucky your employer might stump up the cost of a training, but on the whole you were expected to meet your own costs and carry out the work in your own time.

Oncoming CPD is quite different I think and should always be expected, but yes the ongoing testing and examination is becoming a lot more broad

@PersianCatLady
I missed the word ‘potential’ out - but since the proposal is also ‘potential’ I don’t think it matters in the context of my comment.

You’re a little heavy handed in demanding proof,

Teachers have 5 INSET days per year for training. If it's not good enough, then the schools need money for proper provision.

I can't remember the last time my school hired in an external trainer to run INSET.

It’s all a ploy to pay teachers less. They haven’t said people will lose their jobs, just their QTS. And unqualified teachers get paid less. Win win for the government.

Terrifying thought, Evil, worse than when Nicky Morgan said she wanted schools to be allowed to move teachers down the pay scale.

Who would they get to administer these subject knowledge tests? £££

Maybe they could just get us to sit GCSEs and A-levels every year alongside our students.