Why I joined the Chartered College of Teaching

I had to ask myself if knowing that a college of teaching would not solve all the issues in our system was a good enough of a reason not to get behind it.

I have been following the beginnings of the Chartered College of Teaching (CCT) closely – from inception to acceptance of its first members. Initially I was sceptical about whether it would add to the professional life of a science teacher like me. Science teachers already receive support from organisations like the Royal Society of Chemistry, the Association for Science Education and the Institute of Physics – do we really need another professional body?

Helen Rogerson discusses her experiences of the Chartered College of Teaching.