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

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 4:02 pm on 20 September 2016.

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Photo of Kirsty Williams Kirsty Williams Liberal Democrat 4:02, 20 September 2016

ALN—of course, ALN. You will be aware that the principle behind the ALN Bill is that all teaching professions should have an understanding and an ability to respond to low-impact, high-incidence rates of additional learning needs, and that has to be incorporated into the initial teacher training of our teachers. There will be the need, alongside the introduction of the legislation, for continual professional development programmes to support that. Because what we do know is that many people feel that there is scant regard paid to additional learning needs in existing ITE and that will be part of the accreditation programme: to look to see how individual courses are truly addressing that if they’re to be accredited by the new body.