Teachers' centres as seen through the pages of theBritish Journal of In-service Education

Teacher professional development and the sound of a hand clap

“…Teachers have been able to profit from a variety of provision, though support has often been patchy and inconsistent in different parts of the country (Lee, 1997). The rise, fall and re-structuring of Teachers' Centres, for example, enabled teachers and their representatives to define, and provide for, their own perceived needs (Gough, 1997). The short, practical courses which teachers' centres offered could liberate the uninitiated into newfound classroom competence.…”