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Teacher Development
An international journal of teachers' professional development
Volume 15, 2011 - Issue 3
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Confidence or confusion: how well are today’s Newly Qualified Teachers in England prepared to meet the additional needs of children in schools?

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Pages 381-394 | Received 24 Dec 2009, Accepted 03 Mar 2011, Published online: 05 Oct 2011
 

Abstract

Faced with growing numbers of pupils with special needs, as well as those whose first language is not English, head teachers are increasingly faced with the challenge of employing Newly Qualified Teachers who require not only a different type of skills and knowledge base but the necessary personal qualities to effectively respond to the ‘Every Child Matters’ and ‘Extended Schools’ agendas. In more recent years, teaching has come under intense scrutiny, with suggestions being made in some quarters that many teachers entering the profession are ill-prepared and that following expensive appointment processes many are leaving the profession after only a short period of employment. This article explores the perceived confidence levels of student teachers in their final year, prior to entering the profession in regard to meeting the needs of children with a range of complex needs. The research forms part of a three-year project supported by ESCalate.

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1. The BEd can be a three or four year degree, depending upon the institution, and results in graduate status and the agreed standards to teach in schools in the United Kingdom and abroad. The PGCE programme is a one-year course for postgraduates who achieve the same agreed standards.

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