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The TTA was introduced as part of the Government’s agenda to reform teacher
training. Before the TTA was established, several different organisations were responsible for important aspects of teacher training, such as policy, funding and teacher recruitment. The Government decided that there would be more coherence in strategy and policy delivery if all areas of initial teacher training were managed together by one Government agency. The TTA was established under the1994 Education Act with the purpose of improving the quality of teaching, raising standards of teacher education and training, and promoting teaching as a profession, in order to improve the standards of pupils' achievements, and the quality of their education. The Agency was committed to improving teaching quality through initiatives in every area of teachers' professional development, from recruitment, through initial teacher training and induction, to headship. The TTA was governed by a Board of 12 members, drawn from schools, education authorities, higher education institutions and included others with relevant backgrounds. It was committed to taking forward its work in consultation with the teaching profession, teacher trainers, education authorities and others inside and outside education. The Board was supported by officers from a variety of private and public sector backgrounds, including local education authorities and higher education. In 2005, the TTA was succeeded by the Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA). Useful web sites To read more about the TTA’s work in introducing Standards and requirements for initial teacher training, click here. To read more about the TTA’s work in the induction of new teachers, click here. To read more about the TTA’s work in reforming continuing professional development for teachers and other school staff, click here. To read more about the TTA’s work in training the wider school workforce, click here. To read current information about the Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA), the successor to the TTA, click here. |
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