Teacher training 'must be improved'

Jan 26 2011

The system for selecting, training and developing teachers must be changed if Scotland is to produce results to compete on the international stage, an education expert has said.

Graham Donaldson said the country already had an education system widely recognised as high quality, yet it was still failing to compete with countries such as Finland and Australia.

The former HM Inspectorate of Education (HMIE), whose review into training in the teaching profession was published earlier this month, appeared before Holyrood's Education Committee.