The 2008−09 TDA remit letter from the Department for Children Schools and Families (DCSF) identifies our priorities and our role in ensuring all children and young people achieve their full potential.
The TDA will work with the DCSF to ensure:
- High quality teaching and learning in every classroom, by securing a sufficient supply of new teachers and effective continuing professional development
- Ongoing workforce reform in schools to secure effective staff deployment that addresses local needs so teachers, schools and children realise the benefits
- Closer cooperation between, and integration of, schools and other children’s services to meet the needs of children and families
- Support for the development and roll out of extended schools
We are also responsible for:
- Increasing the number and quality of science, technology, engineering and maths teachers
- Leading on the development of a new qualification for teachers: the masters in teaching and learning
- Supporting special educational needs and disability training for the workforce
- Providing training and development opportunities to support staff
- Supporting the implementation of the national agreement
Strategic plan 2008-13
The strategic plan draws on key themes from The Children's Plan and sets out how we will contribute to improving children’s and young people’s well-being and educational achievement. Our strategic aims for the next five years focus on:
- Workforce supply
- Workforce development
- Workforce reform
Download the strategic plan (PDF 500KB).
