4. 4. Statement: The Initial Teacher Education Change Programme — Progress and Update

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 4:01 pm on 20 September 2016.

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Photo of Kirsty Williams Kirsty Williams Liberal Democrat 4:01, 20 September 2016

Thank you, Vikki, very much indeed. In some ways, whilst I’m very glad that you’re here, it’s sad that you’ve decided that politics would be your second career, rather than staying in the classroom. I think you’re right. The relationship that a student teacher has with their host school is absolutely crucial, and that’s why we do need to see a reform in how universities and schools work and the balance between the time student teachers spend in universities and how much time they spend actually at the chalkface, so to speak, working alongside qualified teachers in the classrooms. We need to have a much closer relationship between universities and the schools, which has been part of the problem in the past. We need a much closer relationship, which is very important.

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