| StorageSite | UCL Institute of Education |
| Level | File |
| Reference Number | UWT/D/8/6 |
| Title | Training of Teachers |
| Date | 1924 - 1953 |
| Description | Press cuttings regarding a number of issues around the subject of the Training of Teachers including:
'Should Teachers in Primary Schools be Graduates?'
Teachers qualifications and debates over whether teachers should be required to have a degree
Length of Teacher Training courses and the implications of changing this
Teachers salaries
Salary rates for physical education teachers
Emergency Teacher Training Scheme
Shortage of teachers
Detailed Correspondence between A. Muriel Pierotti (NUWT), the Board of Education, the Association of Teachers in Colleges and Education (ATCE) and the National Union of Teachers (NUT) regarding concerns the NUWT have over the continued use of the Appointments Board (set up and managed by the ATCE and the NUT) as the medium for placing newly qualified teachers. This also includes related memorandums from the organisations concerned
Correspondence between A. Muriel Pierotti, Local Education Authorities, individual schools, teachers and prospective teachers regarding:
Concerns over necessary qualifications for admission to Emergency Training Colleges and the resultant dilution of teaching standards which the NUWT state to be a result
Enquiries from individuals and schools on the qualifications necessary to become a nursery school teacher
Enquiries for help and advice regarding individual cases of women being turned down for Emergency Training Colleges
Enquiries from prospective teachers regarding necessary qualifications for acceptant at an Emergency Training College
Memorandum on Post-matriculation work from the Training College Association
Circulars and publications from the Ministry of Education on:
'Two-year Part-Time Study of Teachers Trained in Emergency Colleges'
'Emergency Recruitment and Training of Teachers'
'The Emergency Teacher Training Scheme for Women' - leaflet explaining the scheme |
| AccessStatus | Open |
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