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Working Group on Teacher Recruitment

Ministers at Stoke RochfordThe Commonwealth Working Group on Teacher Recruitment (CWGTR) was set up following the 15th Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers in October 2003, to develop appropriate and ethical codes of conduct for the recruitment of teachers in the Commonwealth. The group is chaired by Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General Winston Cox.

The group met at Stoke Rochford, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom on 1 September 2004 and education ministers agreed on measures to address the international recruitment of teachers in member countries resulting in the adoption of the 'Commonwealth Teacher Recruitment Protocol'.

The Protocol addresses the rights and responsibilities of source countries, recruiting countries and recruited teachers. It was developed at the request of the 15th Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers in Edinburgh, UK, in October 2003.

Documents:

Teacher Recruitment Protocol - PDF

The Report of the first meeting of Commonwealth Working Group on Teacher Recruitment Maseru, Lesotho 23-24 February, 2004 - PDF

The Recruitment of Overseas Trained Teachers - PDF 4.3MB
Olwen McNamara and Sarah Lewis The University of Manchester
and John Howson Education Data Surveys
Research Report Conducted on Behalf of NASUWT (UK)

Consultation on the Recruitment and Migration of the Highly Skilled (Nurses and Teachers), January 2005, Commonwealth Secretariat - PDF 

15CCEM Session on Teacher Recruitment and Retention - PDF

15 CCEM Message - PDF

Commonwealth Working Group on Teacher Recruitment - PDF

 Savannah Accord - PDF