Cover Letter for Draft two

 

 

To; Members of the Initial Teacher Education Review Reference Group
and Initial Teacher Education providers

2 August 2010

Tēnā koe

Review of approval, review and monitoring processes and the requirements for Initial Teacher Education Programmes

The Council received 19 responses to the first draft of the approval, review and monitoring processes and the requirements for Initial Teacher Education Programmes. From the responses a second draft of these has been developed. The attached documentation includes the draft two requirements and approval processes.

Because the Council wishes to inform the sector of the final decisions in early September we are asking you for any response you may have to this second draft by;

Please note the following is the implementation plan for the process and requirements;

1. The process for approval, review and monitoring will be implemented from

1 January 2011.

2. The requirements will apply for new programmes approved from 1 January 2011 and for programmes reviewed from 1 January 2011.

3. The English language requirements for EAL students will apply for all programmes for students admitted from 1 January 2011.

4. The New Zealand Teachers Council policy on entry to Graduate Diplomas of Teaching will apply for all students admitted to such programmes from

1 January 2011. [Appendix 1]

5. All ITE programmes will have to meet these requirements by 1 January 2013.

Yours sincerely

Dr Peter Lind

Director