Sentences with phrase «career teachers and their pupils»

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My school had an unusually high number of such educated teachers, winding down from their wartime careers in the army, the Church, or the colonial service, and many of their pupils were drawn to them.

A real - time electronic poll of BME teachers attending the seminar found that: 78 % do not think the work and contribution of BME teachers is recognised and valued by schools; 58 % do not think treatment of BME teachers has improved in the last decade; Only 36 % feel outcomes for BME pupils have improved in the last decade; 98 % feel that racism continues to be a serious problem in the UK today; 53 % do not see themselves still being in the teaching profession in the next five years, with 31 % saying they are planning to change career and the rest saying they plan to retire or take a break from the profession.

«A key element of the Science on Stage concept is to give teachers an up - to - date «insider's view» of what is happening in big science, to tell them about new, highly diverse and interesting career opportunities for their pupils, and to create a European atmosphere where bright young people can meet and interact», says Colin Carlile, Director General of the Institut Laue - Langevin and current chairman of the EIROforum.

Hegarty, 34, became a teacher six years ago following a career as an accountant and has created over 1,000 online videos to help explain maths to secondary school pupils.

«That is why we are proposing a new Institute of Advanced Teaching, to match classroom practice more closely with pupils needs, to ensure that teachers keep learning and refining their craft, and that new career paths are identified for teachers who wish to remain in the classroom, which after all is where they make the most difference.»

Every year thousands of pupils and teachers attend The Big Bang Fair, which exists to inspire young people to become the next generation of scientists and engineers — rewarding careers for those young people and essential to the health of the UK economy.»

«In these cases neither of the pupils had raised any complaint with the parent or the school and the teachers were exonerated, but not before they had faced trial by social media and their health and careers were in jeopardy.

Two leading construction bodies are calling on parents, teachers and careers advisers to encourage their children and pupils to...

Lastly, NHS Careers has some great and easily accessible material on its website, but unfortunately these are not promoted widely enough, so pupils and teachers miss out.

McDonald said: «We targeted our efforts towards teachers and career advisors instead of pupils for this initiative as teachers are the core influencers in the future of the next generation, so it is imperative that they understand more about the routes into the industry.

According to research carried out by Atomik Research for Centrica, there is a gender divide among teachers and pupils in terms of careers in STEM.

The virtual field trip was provided as part of Alcoa Foundation and Discovery Education's award - winning «Manufacture Your Future» programme and website, which provides teachers, pupils and families with resources and advice to build excitement around careers in advanced manufacturing.

The report recommends various measures to help close the achievement gap, including: more investment in early years education; ensuring all schools have access to good examples of top quality teaching and leadership; good careers guidance for all pupils; extra support for teachers, such as a mortgage deposit scheme to help high - performing school staff get on the housing ladder; and promoting and measuring character development, wellbeing and mental health in schools.

«Our female teachers, students and apprentices are great role models for the pupils and we'll continue to work with schools to offer careers guidance and advice.»

Chris Keates, general secretary of the NASUWT, said: «Schools and pupils are losing out on the talents and skills of BME teachers who are unable to advance their careers or who opt for a different profession due to the barriers being placed in their way.

«We trust head teachers to decide what is best for their pupils — including when and how to take part in work experience or work - related learning — and are providing valuable support for them through the Careers and Enterprise Company, which is working with secondary schools and colleges to support the development of relationships with local employers.»

Two leading construction bodies are calling on parents, teachers and careers advisers to encourage their children and pupils to pursue a career in the UK construction industry.

Jo Johnson, Universities & Science Minister, said: «By recognising the hard work of pupils and teachers the CREST Awards are helping inspire young people to follow a career in STEM.

«But under David Cameron's schools policy, careers advice has been stripped out, teacher recruitment for physics and maths is reaching crisis point and escalating numbers of unqualified teachers mean that for too many pupils, teaching is being done on the cheap.

Interestingly, teachers themselves recognise that collaboration can bring significant benefits, with 55 % saying it can result in better education outcomes for pupils (55 %) and 62 % believing it offers teachers more career development opportunities.

This year - long training helps a lead teacher improve careers and post-school provision across their whole school, so all pupils can get the support and advice they need to access a variety of paths in life.

He said with the right support, training, and incentives to support pupils with careers learning, teachers could be a «crucial part of the careers puzzle».

Plans to overcome upcoming shortages include money to incentivise maths and physics teachers, talking up the profession positively, and getting teachers to mention teaching when discussing careers with pupils.