The Education Workforce Council (EWC) is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Hazel Hagger as new Chair of its ITE Accreditation Board.

Dr Hagger succeeds Professor John Furlong, who has been serving as chair of the board since June 2017.

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We recently published our Annual Report and Accounts for 2018-19.

The publication marks our first four year term since our reconfiguration in April 2015 and highlights our continued work to provide public reassurance and act as a safeguard to learners, parents, guardians and the general public. It also notes the expansion of our work and infrastructure, namely our work on ITE accreditation, the promotion of careers in the education professions and our role as the secretariat to the Independent Welsh Pay Review Body (IWPRB). See the full report.

Read the Consultation Report here.

By 31 March 2019, Swansea University and Schools’ Partnership (SUSP), and the University of South Wales Partnership (USWP) submitted separate programmes of ITE for accreditation. During April and May 2019, separate ITE accreditation committees undertook assessments of these programmes. The programmes have been accredited for a period of five years, subject to conditions.

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You can see a list of all programmes accredited by EWC, through its ITE Accreditation Board, here.