Committee on Professional Development of Teachers and Principals

Based on the experience from the piloted Finland Attachment Programme 2016/17, the Education Bureau (EDB) and Committee on Professional Development of Teachers and Principals (COTAP) jointly organised in a 3-week Finland Attachment Programme to capitalise on Finland’s experience in teacher education, teacher professional development and education initiatives in August 2017. The delegation was comprised of 4 COTAP members, 9 EDB officers, 4 principals/ senior teachers from Government schools, and 3 awardees of the Chief Executive’s Award for Teaching Excellence (CEATE). In the first week of the programme, participants visited Ministry of Education and Culture, Finnish National Agency for Education, xEdu Accelerator Programme and 3 schools in Helsinki. In the second and third week of the programme in Jyväskylä, principals/ senior teachers from Government schools and CEATE awardees continued their on-site learning and attachment in 3 other schools and the University of Jyväskylä.