Teachers
This page highlights some of the current parliamentary material available on teachers. This includes select committee reports, briefing papers on current legislation and other subjects produced by the parliamentary research services, and the latest Early Day Motions put down by MPs.
Standard Notes
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 15.01.2013 | Teachers: Social Indicators page |
| Summary of data on teache rnumbers, flows and vacancies | |
| 28.11.2012 | Education: Historical statistics |
| The organisation of every stage of education has undergone significant change over the last century. These changes have fundamentally altered most aspects of education. Historical indicators are therefore particularly interesting, but also problematic. Very few series are consistent over more than a few decades. The definition/size of different stages of education (primary, secondary, further/higher), school leaving ages and examinations have changed markedly as have state organisation and funding. As key concepts in education change so do the types of statistics collected. The increased role of the state in the first half of the 20th century also widened the scope of official education statistics. | |
| 12.11.2012 | Teachers' Pensions |
| This note looks at the Teachers' Pension Scheme and proposals for reform. | |
| 19.09.2012 | Schools: GCSE English grading issues |
| This note provides a brief summary of the key events surrounding the issue of the GCSE results in English for students, following the publication of results on 23 August 2012. | |
| 07.01.2010 | Sources of social statistics: Education |
| Summary of online sources of education statistics |
Research Papers
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 05.05.2011 | Education Bill: Committee Stage Report |
| This is an account of the House of Commons Committee Stage of the Education Bill. It complements Research Paper 11/14, prepared for the Commons Second Reading debate, which examines the range of matters covered by the Bill. As originally presented, the Bill sought to make provision relating to the National Assembly for Wales' framework powers. However, these clauses were removed from the Bill following the 'yes' vote in the Welsh Devolution Referendum. A Government amendment to clause 13 (reporting restrictions on alleged offences by teachers) was agreed to without a vote. This inserted new schedule 11B into the Education Act 2002, and was introduced to secure compliance with a European Electronic Commerce Directive. Several minor and technical Government amendments were also made to the Bill. The Opposition tabled many amendments, a considerable number of which were pressed to a division, but none was successful. | |
| 07.02.2011 | Education Bill [Bill 137 of 2010-11] |
| This paper has been written for the House of Commons Second Reading debate on the Education Bill [Bill 137] on 8 February 2011. The Bill seeks to implement the legislative proposals in the Department for Education's schools White Paper, 'The Importance of Teaching', and measures from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills relating to skills and the reform of higher education funding. It is therefore a very wide-ranging Bill. | |
| 15.02.2010 | Children, Schools and Families Bill: Committee Stage Report Bill No 8 of 2009-10 |
| This is an account of the House of Commons Committee Stage of the Children, Schools and Families Bill. The Bill contained a clause on the charitable status of academies, but the Government decided it could achieve its objectives by non-legislative means, and at the end of the Committee Stage the clause was removed. No other changes were made to the Bill in Committee. There were many amendments proposed by the opposition parties but none was successful. | |
| 16.12.2009 | Children, Schools and Families Bill. Bill 8 2009-10. |
| This Bill provides 'guarantees' for pupils and parents in the school system, underpinned by new Home School Agreements, and makes provision for parental satisfaction surveys. It also makes changes to the powers of governing bodies of maintained schools; extends the remit of School Improvement Partners; provides greater powers for local authorities and the Secretary of State in relation to failing schools; paves the way for the introduction of School Report Cards; and makes provision to introduce a licence to practise for teachers. The Bill also seeks to implement the recommendations of several major reports. These changes affect the school curriculum; provide a registration system for home educators; and provide an additional right of appeal for parents of children with special educational needs. The Bill would also make changes to the reporting of information relating to family proceedings. Other provisions relate to Local Safeguarding Children Boards, Youth Offending Teams, the charitable status of academies, and the fees system for the inspection of independent schools. | |
| 10.12.2007 | Education and Skills Bill, Bill 12 of 2007-08 |
| Education and Skills Bill. (Bill 12 of 2007/08). House of Commons Library Research Paper 07/87. |
Select Committee Reports
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 18.01.2010 | Training of teachers. |
| Children Schools and Families Select Committee report [Commons] |
Early Day Motions
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 01.03.2011 | CUMBRIA COUNTY COUNCIL TEACHING ASSISTANTS |
| That this House notes with concern the significant drop in pay proposed by Cumbria County Council for Cumbria's teaching assistants, which could potentially lead to a 30 per cent. drop ... | |
| 19.01.2011 | TEACHER TRAINING IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION |
| That this House notes that the statutory leaving age will rise to 18 years by 2015; understands that the demand for high quality vocational education will increase; agrees that vocational ... | |
| 13.12.2010 | UK UNIVERSITY TEACHING AND THE ROLE OF THE SUBJECT CENTRES |
| That this House recognises the important role played by subject centres in championing the teaching and learning of diverse disciplines in the higher education landscape; notes the ... | |
| 11.11.2010 | EDUCATION OF TEACHERS IN BRITAIN |
| That this House believes that British teacher education is amongst the best in the world; notes that teacher education forms a very significant part of UK higher education; supports ... | |
| 26.10.2010 | BRITISH LECTURERS IN ITALIAN UNIVERSITIES |
| That this House notes that despite seven judgments in their favour in the European Court of Justice, scores of British and other non-Italian staff in Italian universities are still ... |
Lords Library Notes
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 09.06.2011 | Education Bill (HL Bill 67 of 2010-12) |
| This Library Note provides information for the second reading of the Education Bill in the House of Lords. |
