HOW CAN PROMOTING EXCELLENT TEACHERS PROMOTE EXCELLENT TEACHING

Despite increased interest in seeking ways to reward and promote excellent teachers there are formidable problems faced by the most common promotion practices. The background to current interest is explored and a range of problems analysed in the light of a survey of promotion practice in the UK. Some of these problems have straightforward technical solutions, some can only be overcome through the use of the practices over an extended period of time, while others can be tackled by understanding how promoting excellent teachers can promote excellent teaching.