ABSTRACT
This chapter is concerned with a particular set of National Standards that are not yet well known in the teaching profession. These are the Fast Track competencies and values, a key part of the Fast Track teaching programme that was launched in 2000:
The aim of the programme is to attract new entrants (recent graduates and career changers) and serving teachers with excellent leadership potential and provide a structure to assist them in reaching leadership positions – from within the classroom as Advanced Skills Teachers, as members of the Leadership group, or in the wider world of education – as quickly as possible.
(www.teachernet.gov.uk/Professional_Development/fasttrackteaching)