Sicrhau bod rhaglenni addysg gychwynnol athrawon yn denu’r ymgeiswyr gorau a mwyaf addas i’r proffesiwn addysgu;Cynnig dyfarniadau academaidd sy’n gystadleuol, sy’n canolbwyntio ar ymarfer ac sy’n seiliedig ar ymchwil addysgol perthnasol;Meithrin cysylltiadau cadarn rhwng theori ac ymarfer, mewn modd sy’n cynorthwyo myfyrwyr i ddeall ac ystyried sut y mae theori addysgol ac arferion yn yr ystafell ddosbarth yn mynd law yn llaw;Meithrin cysylltiadau cadarn rhwng Hyfforddiant ac Addysg Gychwynnol Athrawon a Datblygiad Proffesiynol Parhaus athrawon o fewn ysgolionSicrhau bod yr holl egwyddorion uchod yn seiliedig ar ddealltwriaeth glir o dystiolaeth ynghylch sut y mae myfyrwyr yn dysgu i addysgu a bod y cyrsiau eu hunain yn parhau i gael eu hadolygu’n unol â gwaith ymchwil a datblygu.
to ensure that initial teacher education programmes attract the best and most suitable candidates into the teaching profession;offer academic awards that are competitive, practice focused and built on relevant educational research;develop strong links between theory and practice, in a way that helps students to understand and explore the interconnectedness of educational theories and classroom practices;establish strong links between ITET and CPD of teachers within schoolsensure that all of the above principles are underpinned by a clear understanding of evidence about how student teachers learn to teach and that the courses themselves are the constant subject of research and development.