College of Teaching to be established to boost status of profession

An independent College of Teaching is to be established in England to improve the status of the profession and put in on an equal footing with medicine and law, ministers announced today.

Education secretary Nicky Morgan and Lib Dem schools minister David Laws have said teachers should be at the forefront of setting their own professional standards and improving teachers’ skills.

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In a Sutton Trust poll in May, 41 per cent of teachers said they supported plans for the College. The same proportion said they had not yet made up their mind, while 17 per cent opposed the proposals.