ITE Primary & Early Years Forum

Chair: Aimee Quickfall (University of Durham); Vice-Chair (TBC)

The Primary and Early Years forum meets termly to discuss the range of administrative, policy and pedagogic issues relating to the initial education of teachers in the primary and early years sectors. Termly meetings are supplemented by symposia which look at particular issues in greater depth, and often include expert speakers from external organisations.

Key topics for discussion often include but are not limited to:

• OFSTED inspection procedures;
• partnerships between schools;
• early years settings and universities;
• safeguarding; application of the teaching and EYTS standards;
• teacher supply in the primary and early years sectors.

Chair

Professor Aimee Quickfall

Durham University

More about Aimee

Aimee is Director of Initial Teacher Training in the School of Education at Durham University.

Aimee’s research interests include teacher careers and life stories, teacher and trainee teacher well-being and workload and broader issues around research ethics and gender in education.