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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
entre
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:
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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
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'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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