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Teacher training at Loughborough once again graded as ‘outstanding’ by Office for Standards in Education
14 February 2011
Loughborough University has received the highest possible grade from the Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) in a recent inspection of the University’s secondary initial teacher training (ITT) provision.
Loughborough was awarded a grade 1 for ‘overall effectiveness’ and a grade 1 for ‘capacity to improve’. Grade 1 represents ‘outstanding provision’ and means that Loughborough once again maintains its Category A status as an ‘outstanding’ provider of initial teacher education.
Loughborough University trains up to 130 secondary school teachers a year through its PGCE courses in Design and Technology, Physical Education and Science. The PGCE provides practical professional preparation for teaching in secondary schools (the 11-18 age range), and is designed and delivered in partnership with around 70 schools in up to ten surrounding Local Authorities.
Dr Jo Harris, Director of Teacher Education at the University, said: “We are delighted that Ofsted acknowledges the very high quality of our training and the contribution that highly committed university and school staff make to the development of informed, reflective and caring teachers.”