I read with interest the EIS response to McCormac and found myself agreeing with Ronnie Smith
“The McCormac Report, like the Curate’s egg, is good only in parts.”
I agree that
- all teacher need to engage in revitalising the review and development process.
- CPD should be linked to the revitalised PRPD system.
- 35 hours maximum of CPD should not be seen as a time limit
- CPD available to all teachers including supply and that it should be rigorous and relevant.
- No change to contracted week or teaching hours.
Although I find some of the McCormac report good there are parts of the report I don’t agree with or have my doubts over.
- Re-accreditation of teachers – will this turn into a witch hunt to remove unpopular teachers?
- Greater mobility of teachers including headteachers – I’m sure we have all been to schools where there are teachers who have been there for a long time so moving them on may be a good idea but with the lack of teaching jobs for those coming into the profession how do you persuade teachers to move?
- The Chartered Teacher Scheme to be discontinued – is this to be replaced by something else? what about those teachers who have started this process?
- Level of pay acceptable – the latest pay agreement which came into force in August has made some teachers worse off.
What do you think? Are there other good and not so good things in the McCormac report?
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