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KEY PIECES OF INFORMATION FROM THE EVENT
Event title:
Initial Teacher Training and CATE established
Timeline Date
January 1, 1984
Category
Event
Government, Department or Organisation
Department for Education and Science (1964 - 1992)
Secretary of State
Sir Keith Joseph, Bt (14 Sept 1981 - 21 May 1986)
Subject
Area
BECTA Category
Event Content
By disapplying the ICT programme of study from September this year schools will be able to offer a more creative and challenging curriculum, drawing on support and advice from those best positioned to judge what an ambitious and forward-looking curriculum should contain.
DETAIL OF THE EVENT
Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (CATE) was established to
approve, manage and certify training providers. Trainees were required to
undertake a subject specialism alongside their generalist training on postgraduate
courses, and undergraduates were required to study a relevant subject for two
years.
Evidence indicates that recent curriculum and qualifications reforms have not led to significant improvements in the teaching of ICT, and the number of students progressing to further study in ICT-related subjects is in decline. Furthermore, the ICT curriculum in its current form is viewed as dull and demotivating for pupils. Its teaching may not equip pupils adequately for further study and work, may leave them disenchanted or give rise to negative perceptions that turn them off the subject completely.
