Our aims

The philosophy of The Prince’s Teaching Institute is rooted in its commitment to improving children’s education in state schools by pursuing the following aims:

To promote and provide subject-based professional development for teachers
To create an inspirational forum for teachers, enabling them to step away from the classroom and rediscover their love of subject
To promote the idea that subject knowledge, subject rigour and the enthusiasm for communicating them are essential requirements for effective teaching
To encourage and inspire teachers, by demonstrating good use of academic rigour and challenge in the classroom
To create stronger links between academic departments in schools, and between schools and universities
To promote and enable a more constructive dialogue between teachers and government educational agencies
To exercise a beneficial influence on the development of policy in the areas of curriculum development, assessment and training

The Institute brings together teachers and leading academics with a view to encouraging rigorous and challenging subject teaching in all schools for children of all abilities. It demonstrates how children can be inspired, and consequently achieve higher standards, by teaching that goes beyond the constraints of exam syllabuses and by rich subject provision that incorporates extra-curricular activities. It also provides an additional pathway of communication between teachers and Higher Education and Government Agencies.

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