I'll be answering your questions on education in 5 minutes. Send your questions in @nick_clegg and I'll try and answer as many as I can
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@nick_clegg any policies on teacher education?
.@mjb9756 Need to have qualified teachers in all classrooms - or at least teachers getting qualifs. Don't get Cons ideological oppo to this.
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@nick_clegg@mjb9756 well if you don't get it your clearly are in need of schooling yourself. A teaching qual doesn't guarantee anything. -
@AyrGJH@nick_clegg neither does one school model of tips for teachers -
@mjb9756@nick_clegg best people who want to teach shld teach whether they have a teach qual or not. Knowledge, coms skills & integrity key -
@AyrGJH@nick_clegg how do they attain those skills without training? -
@mjb9756@nick_clegg other walks if life train people. They also pick up life skills. -
@AyrGJH@nick_clegg just life skills don't make effective teachers
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@nick_clegg in my opinion, if teachers don't need qualifications it devalues the profession and it puts the best off.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@nick_clegg@mjb9756 You voted for this as well. If it's so incomprehensible, why have you allowed it to happen?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@nick_clegg@mjb9756 you don't get it? They've been trying to deprofessionalise teaching since Cameron seized power. -
@dadwithmenieres@nick_clegg agree teaching is definitely a profession
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@nick_clegg great let HEI do this not just schools- need breadth if exp not just one schoolThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@nick_clegg@mjb9756 don't you think experience of life outside education is important for teachers & similarly life outside politics is ... -
@Skillcentre41@nick_clegg not always! -
@mjb9756@nick_clegg wide experience is always beneficial
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@nick_clegg@TinaThudBump@mjb9756 So why did you vote for Academies Act 2010 which allows non-qualified teachers then?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@nick_clegg@mjb9756 Have a read of my article on LDV - http://ldv.org.uk/41022 about getting all teachers to QTS statusThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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And need more Special Ed in teacher training, so every primary can have a qualified lead to spot Dyslexia etc.
@nick_clegg@TrinityNewburyThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@nick_clegg@mjb9756 Less likely to be unionised.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@nick_clegg@mjb9756 I don't believe for 1 second that the Cons object to the removal of those militant lefties brainwashing our kids.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@nick_clegg@mjb9756 why were 50 playing grounds sold during olympics to developers?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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