Comment 073 November 1993

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the College Newsletter Kin 0-\ responds to (I()\ crnn1cnt proposals tor initial teacher cd llcati()n

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he 'ollege has told John I'atten, ' eeretar) of tate for Education, that the current

Green I'aper proposal for changing teacher education would lead inevitably to three extremely seriou

and

undesirable consequence. The

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fm I':duc:lttonal StUdies' re pon e ays that. unless modified. the proposals

Molcolm RI/kind, Semolaf) ofSlate for Defence pIctured with the Principal, Robert 0' eill, G'hlchele Professor of the Ihslory of War al A 11 Souls College, Oxford and Professor Laurie Freedman. Mr Ri/kInd's t/Slt to King's on 16 ,\'o'1.-ember allracted a good deal ofmedia allenllon when he delivered a speech which Included a policy slatement on the fUlure of U K nude rf1i;eapons

would rcsult in: tralnin

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qualification for teacher

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her tVl 0 con equenccs \Hluld be

no lon/;er heing underwrttten by

an att.1ck on the earch for truth and

univerSIties;

academic frcedom, ':\ governm<.:nt

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trivlalizlng the IlI1k hetween

trainll1g and i

practical application;

reducing real opportunities for

governmenc control of what i

which hought It knew \\ hat should be

training and development through

taught about education In universltle :

taught and \\ hat hou Id be dl,>co\ered

teachers' \\orklng life:

government control of re eareh In education In univerSities.

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ould have beeomc an enem)

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In a way exactl

Intend these consequences, the

Government', main expre,sed

submission notes. The fir t

IntentIOn by:

conseq uence wou Id obviou Iy be

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ay, if only because

Ihitish tea her Vlould become unemployable elsewhere in Europe.

decrea Ing the effectlvene , of expenditure on edu ation training.

believe the proposals will also act

The Government mayor may not

unacceptable,

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freedom and truth.' the subml 'Ion says. contrary to the

lo\\ertng eduC3tlOnal st3nriards in

tralnl n14;

'I he CE. response specifically criticl es the construction placed by the Green Paper on the re ult of an Of ted report on The. 'cw Teacher in. chool. V\herea,> the Green Paper claims that

rcduclng the emphasis on competel1l:es for effective pratlce;

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