Professional formation of teachers in Wales in the context of COVID-19

Event title: The professional formation of teachers in Wales in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on schools: An assessment focus 

This IPDA Cymru and Cardiff Partnership event took place on 7 and 10 February 2022.

This event presents perspectives from a Welsh Government funded research study exploring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the future provision of Initial Teacher Education (ITE): with particular focus on assessment. It explores the experiences and viewpoints of a range of stakeholders in relation to teachers early professional formation and how these conversations have been reframed in light of the Covid-19 crisis in Wales. This event charts the findings from this study, the inequities it revealed and the implications for all teacher educators and initial teacher education partnerships moving forward.

Paper one: Assessment and initial teacher education at a time of change: learning and adapting

Paper two: Exploring the nuanced inequities of learner and student teacher experiences as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic)

Paper three: Building a partnership: acknowledging and understanding differing perspectives in a clinical practice model of ITE

Collectively, the symposium illuminates the complexities and learning experienced and resulting considerations going forward. This is of particular importance for the formation of new teachers and all those who support their development. 

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