It is felt that now is a good time to «take stock» and
work with the teaching profession and other stakeholders to try and find a basis for going forward - together.
Whilst students may be seeking careers advice from specific outlets and advisors, they are actually in
touch with the teaching profession's biggest ambassador every day: their very own teachers.
Although the upswing in the California economy has resulted in more state revenue for schools, interest among young
people with the teaching profession has been slow to bounce back.
Mrs Morgan is described as being much more accessible and wanting a better
relationship with the teaching profession - and the atmosphere in the Department for Education is described as «completely different» than in the Gove era.
As has been said on this site and elsewhere, many figured that there would come a point where,
as with the teaching profession in Ontario, prospective students would realise that law was no longer a sure ticket to riches and fame and the system would correct itself through declining enrollment.
But dig beneath the robust rhetoric and you hear a different tone: «We believe that teaching is a highly skilled profession... It's about listening... rebuild
bridges with the teaching profession... tackling things like workload, Ofsted inspections, and building on all the lessons I've learned in the last 10 months.»
The report found there is «enough excellence across Welsh education to support improvement and help reduce variability» and that there is a «spirit of cooperation»
with the teaching profession in developing a new curriculum.
Hinds said he wanted to work
with the teaching profession, educational staff, businesses and employers, to build on the «fantastic record» of his predecessors.
«Government needs to work
with the teaching profession, not against them, if we are to give every child the best possible start in life.»
«Ofsted understands the pressures that come along with this, and is committed to working
with the teaching profession to help relieve unnecessary workload and promote staff wellbeing.»
She agreed this would mean the creation of more free schools and academies, as well as «working
with the teaching profession to make sure that every child has an excellent local school to attend and that we have lots of good and excellent teachers across the country».