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Time For Teaching To Establish Its Own Professional Certification Authority, Lawrence C. Ingvarson
Time For Teaching To Establish Its Own Professional Certification Authority, Lawrence C. Ingvarson
Dr Lawrence Ingvarson (Consultant)
The British Prime Minister David Cameron recently announced that his government would be supporting a proposal from the teaching profession to establish its own, teacher-led College of Teaching, fully independent of government. The announcement followed the release of a ‘Blueprint’ for an independent professional body developed by a broad cross-section of the education community, with professional certification as its core, unique function. The Blueprint provided the government with clear evidence of leadership at the level of the profession. This article argues that the teaching profession in Australia should work toward establishing its own blueprint for an Australian College of Teaching …
Reflections On The Teacher Education Ministerial Advisory Group Report, Lawrence C. Ingvarson
Reflections On The Teacher Education Ministerial Advisory Group Report, Lawrence C. Ingvarson
Dr Lawrence Ingvarson (Consultant)
Investing In Our Teachers, Lawrence C. Ingvarson
Investing In Our Teachers, Lawrence C. Ingvarson
Dr Lawrence Ingvarson (Consultant)
Although Australia has been investing more money in education, it has not been making a serious investment in what really counts –offering salary structures that enable teaching to compete with other professions for our best high school graduates, and provide irresistible incentives for all teachers to work towards achieving high professional standards.