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but not all of these can match the salaries obtainable in public-
sector schools.) Fourth, there are many permitted teachers who fail
to gain admission to ICTT courses because they do not meet the admission
criteria in full. Fifth, some permitted teachers have taught for so
long without adequate professional guidance and have consequently
developed undesirable teaching styles which are so deeply ingrained that
the impact made by their training is very limited. (Moreover, some
permitted teachers regard ICTT as little more than an inconvenience to
be suffered stoically in the cause of better prospects they may pay
lip-service to sound teaching techniques but revert to their old style
of delivery once the ICTT supervisor is safely out of the way.) Sixth,
because at present ICTF courses are only of two years' duration, there
is insufficient time for the practical work associated with the training
of teachers in the practical and cultural subjects, and it has therefore
not been possible to offer such courses to teachers of art and design, home
economics, music and physical education: this group of permitted teachers
has therefore been unable to gain registered teacher status. However, as
part of the 1978 White Paper policy on teacher education, courses for
subjects in this group (except home economics, for technical reasons)
will become available for the first time in 1981, when three-year ICTT
courses will be introduced.
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A
When the private independent sector was particularly strong,
some of the difficulties mentioned above appeared to be intractable.
vicious circle developed in which the attempt to reduce the reservoir
of permitted teachers by increasing training opportunities simply resulted
in more permitted teachers being employed. However, the number of permits
being issued annually has been declining for some years, and this is a
reflection of a steadily shrinking private independent sector. It is
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