Chartered College of Teaching

An Introduction

Who are we?

The Chartered College of Teaching, known as the Chartered College for short, is an independent professional membership body for the teaching profession. The aim of the

Chartered College is to support teachers in delivering the best education possible.

Our historyThe Society of Teachers, founded in 1846, was originally established by a group of Brighton Schoolmasters concerned about poor standards of teaching in schools at the time.

The Society sought to establish a professional body which would be charged with responsibility for regulating a code of practice for the teaching profession. Three years later, the Society was incorporated by a Royal Charter and adopted the title of The College of Preceptors, a title it retained for over a century until, in 1998, it evolved into The College of Teachers. In 2010, the College was honoured when His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh agreed to become its Patron.

The new Chartered College of Teaching launches in January 2017.

How did it come about?

The idea of a Chartered College has been around for a long time, but momentum has steadily increased following a recommendation to explore the project further by the Education Select Committee in May 2012.

The new Chartered College is governed by a Council; this is made up of Trustees who represent a variety of disciplines and education phases, from classroom teachers and subject specialists, to education leaders.

A handful of Council members are also involved from outside of the teaching profession, but are supportive of education matters, and provide guidance and support on management, strategy and finance.

What are our aims?• Ensure high standards of support for teachers by providing guidance for

professional development

• Help improve the education of children and young people by championing high standards in teaching

• Promote the wider professional use of evidence to inform teaching practice and policy, curating and disseminating research to help teachers make the best professional decisions

• Articulate profession-led standards of practice in subject content; pedagogical knowledge; professional skills; contribution to the profession; and leadership

• Harness the experience of its members and draw on robust evidence to inform Government and the teaching profession

Becoming a Founding Member- what are the benefits?

Becoming a Founding Member gives you an unprecedented opportunity not only to help build the Chartered College but also to join us in shaping the future of the teaching profession.

Members will receive:• Access to 2,000 full text journals, ebooks and research covering a broad

range of education issues and subject-specific topics.• Entry to one of our inaugural conferences in February 2017 to hear from

teachers and leaders in the education sector• Subscription to a peer reviewed journal

MembershipThe Chartered College of Teaching invites you to join us as a Founding Member.

We aim to support the profession by providing access to the expertise that teachersneed to achieve and maintain genuine excellence. The Chartered College will offer a pathway to professional development that supports your career and helps to develop teaching practice.

Through our online networks and regional communities, we will connect the teaching profession and provide a collective voice for teachers.

Founding Membership is available at an introductory price of £39 for the yearfor a limited time only. That is 75p a week.

How to advocate

• By spreading the word via your own networks and social media• Disseminating materials at events you are attending, staff rooms and meetings• Telling us where we can be; if we can we will be there

Examples:– Putting a flyer in each of your colleagues’ in-trays/pigeon-holes in the staff room– Putting a flyer up on the meeting board– Putting flyers on the seats at your staff meeting– ‘Shout out’, two minutes at the beginning of a meeting/conference about our launch

and telling them why they should join

Future plans

In the coming year we will be developing:

• Regional communities - locally engaged networks taking ownership of research, practice and teachers’ professional learning

• Knowledge and research database

• Chartered Teacher programme

Future plans

Chartered Teacher (CTeach) statusThe award of Chartered Teacher status will provide teachers with independent verification of their expertise, skills, and experience, and recognition of your status as a professional teacher. CTeach is being designed by teachers, built on the belief that the programme will be a valuable learning experience to help teachers enhance their practice. Due for launch in September 2017.

Any questions?

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