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The CILT Advisory Group for Initial Teacher Training
The CILT Advisory Group for Initial Teacher Training was set up as a forum for Modern Languages Teacher Trainers. It also includes representatives from related organisations such as QCA, OFSTED, the Association for Language Learning, etc. Regional meetings of training providers are held from time to time and feed into the formal Advisory Group.
Aims
The CILT Advisory Group for ITT has three main aims:
- to promote the highest quality of training amongst all providers;
- to encourage inclusivity and broader participation in the group;
- to demonstrate the benefits to ITT from expert involvement of HE and researchers.
Activities
The group is involved in the following activities:
- it acts as editorial group for the Links bulletin for all involved in the training of language teachers;
- it assists in the planning of CILT conferences and workshops for languages teacher trainers;
- it has in the past co-ordinated, through CILT, teacher trainers' responses to consultation documents through its network of groups in Scotland, Northern Ireland and the regions of England and Wales.
Links bulletin
The Links bulletin is aimed at all involved in the training of language teachers and is published twice a year and is available online. The bulletin was relaunched in September 2003 to reflect the widening participation in teacher training of schools, either in partnership with universities or, increasingly, as the providers of training themselves.
Initial Teacher Training for MFL
A discussion forum open to all involved in training modern foreign languages teachers. The aim of the forum is to generate discussion, information exchange and mutual support for providers of teacher training, both in universities and in school-based programmes.
You can join the ITTMFL forum and browse archives of previous discussions on the forum webpages.
