Millett takes teachers back to basics

Some university teacher training departments are far behind the best and risk losing accreditation and funds, Teacher Training Agency chief executive Anthea Millet said this week. Launching a proposed national curriculum for secondary teacher training in maths, English and science, Ms Millet said: "The reforms make it clear what we expect of our teacher training providers." They include a strong back-to-basics element in teaching literacy and numeracy.