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

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 4:04 pm on 20 September 2016.

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Photo of Kirsty Williams Kirsty Williams Liberal Democrat 4:04, 20 September 2016

Could I thank Michelle for her question? I think it’s absolutely clear that we do need to have people entering the profession with the right level of skills and qualifications. This is part of the previous Government’s drive to drive up standards and I’m committed to doing that. We do have a range of graduate programmes that currently exist. We have been piloting a Teach First approach in Wales. As I said earlier, those are currently being evaluated.

With regard to barriers for people returning to university to acquire the qualifications that they need to go on to be teachers, then I’m hoping that, with the publication of the Diamond review, we might have something to say about a broader range of student support measures and, of course, I’ll be making a statement to the Chamber to that effect next week.