Scottish Government

Graham Donaldson
ISBN 978 0 7559 9733 6
DPPAS 10888

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See also Continuing to Build Excellence in Teaching - The Scottish Government's response to Teaching Scotland's Future (published March 9, 2011)

Contents

Letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning

Acknowledgements

1 Overview

2 Twenty-first century teachers and leaders
Qualities and skills of twenty-first century teachers: respondents' views
Qualities and skills of twenty-first century teachers: wider evidence
Leadership for twenty-first century learning
The context for the profession of teaching in Scotland

3 Getting the right people in the right numbers
Background
Building in flexibility in teacher numbers
Selecting the right people to be teachers

4 Building twenty-first century teachers and leaders: the early phase
Background
Strengths of current provision in initial teacher education and induction
Maximising relevance and impact in the early phase of a teacher's education
Improving learning for leadership from the start of career-long teacher education

5 Career-long learning for teachers and for leadership
Background
Existing strengths of continuing professional development
Maximising relevance and impact of career-long learning
Accomplished teachers
Leadership

6 Conclusions and recommendations

7 Implications and next steps

Appendix 1 - Remit and approach
Appendix 2 - The concept of 'hub teaching schools'
Appendix 3 - Members of the Review Team and the Reference Group
Appendix 4 - Selected bibliography