This is a summary of strengths and development needs at the end of ITT, with an action plan for meeting these needs to be completed in employment. For undergraduate courses leading to QTS the funding provision is the same as for other undergraduate courses. There are no tuition fees for UK and EU students studying for PGCE courses, but other overseas students do pay tuition fees if they have been resident in the UK for less than three years. Additional funding may be available for both undergraduate and PGCE courses through the Secondary Subject Shortage Scheme. A further source of funding is being introduced in September 1999.
Career development Continuing professional development is an integral part of teaching.
There is the opportunity to develop teaching skills and subject knowledge, along with leadership and management techniques. To this end the Royal Society of Chemistry provides an extensive Inset programme covering industry study tours, summer schools, hands-on symposia and management workshops. These help to develop teachers' awareness of current issues in chemistry and how these can be used in the classroom. Teaching is a challenge. It is a teacher's responsibility to communicate information in an imaginative and interesting way to stimulate and enthuse students as they learn.