Aims and Purposes

SCETT provides a forum for all the partners engaged in the education and training of teachers and in their continuing professional development, whether it be in schools, colleges of further education or in higher education institutions.

All of the professional associations representing teachers at every stage and level are in membership of SCETT, together with Training Schools, colleges and universities and other professional organisations. Individual membership is also welcomed. The SCETT committee fully reflects this breadth of experience.

SCETT is a democratic organisation. The SCETT Standing Committee is elected from its membership and decisions about its policies, activities and programme are taken collectively.

SCETT’s aims are:

  1. to initiate and contribute to the formulation of policies for teacher education and to make recommendations accordingly to the appropriate bodies;
    to participate with appropriate bodies in discussion on matters of concern to teacher education;
  2. to promote communication and collaboration between those representatives and others involved in teacher education and the teaching profession;
  3. to encourage and initiate the promotion of research and development in teacher education.
  4. SCETT provides an annual seminar programme and conference. It draws strength from its distinctive membership which allows it to bring together a uniquely wide range of teachers, and education and training stakeholders.

Colleagues whose institutions/organisations are in membership enjoy a reduced fee level for all seminars and conferences.