Seventy - seven per
cent of primary school teachers and 55 per cent...
Seventy - eight per
cent of primary school teachers think tech literacy is as important as reading and writing.
What's more, 51 per
cent of primary school teachers are seen to need training in using assessment solutions.
The latest Government statistics reveal that just 26 per cent of teachers in England are men - accounting for 38 per cent of secondary teachers and only 15 per
cent of primary school teachers.
The report from the British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA) also found that 51 per
cent of primary school teachers, and 49 per cent of secondary school teachers are seen to require training in e-safety issues.
According to a survey by the British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA), teachers see ICT training as a key requirement with 51 per
cent of primary school teachers and 49 per cent of secondary school teachers admitting they need guidance around e-safety issues.
However, research carried out by BESA in May 2009 showed that only 42 per
cent of primary school teachers were using learning platforms and 22 per cent of primary schools had no plans to implement one.
The survey also found that 51 per
cent of primary school teachers, and 49 per cent of secondary school teachers need training in e-safety issues, while 51 per
cent of primary school teachers are seen to need training in using assessment solutions.
Not exact matches
«Your Excellency, while hosting a delegation
of World Bank officials, you announced to the whole world that 21,780
teachers will be disengaged in Kaduna State Public
primary and secondary
schools for not scoring up to 75 per
cent in the competency test, while 25,000 will be recruited in their stead.
Across the whole
of the teaching profession, the report concludes that in 2015 average gross earnings for all «comparator professions» were 20.2 per
cent above those
of secondary
school teachers, and 32.4 per
cent ahead
of average earnings for
primary school teachers.
Caroline Wright, director general designate at BESA says: «Our latest research shows that there is a growing desire and need by
teachers for high quality CPD: 48 per
cent of primary schools and 41 per
cent of secondary
schools state that CPD will be a focus for 2016/17.
Nearly three quarters
of teachers are women, rising to around 85 per
cent in
primary schools.
A 2015 report from the Acoustical Society
of America found that more than 18 per
cent of primary and secondary
school teachers in the US miss at least one day
of work per year due to voice disorders.
Linked to this is
teachers» understanding
of the benefits to be gained from these solutions, which 36 per
cent of primary schools consider to be a barrier.
The latest report published by the British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA) shows that 42 per
cent of primary schools identify
teacher willingness to use EdTech as a key obstacle in making more use
of the technology.
National curriculum tests at Key Stage 2 have negatively impacted on the time allocated for art and design in
primary schools with 89 per
cent of primary teachers in state
schools reporting that during the two terms before Key Stage 2 tests the time allocated for art and design decreased.
The Resource Our
Schools initiative, which has already attracted support from the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) and numerous subject associations, comes following procurement research published by BESA that shows that primary schools are spending 3.7 per cent less on resources than las
Schools initiative, which has already attracted support from the National Association
of Head
Teachers (NAHT) and numerous subject associations, comes following procurement research published by BESA that shows that
primary schools are spending 3.7 per cent less on resources than las
schools are spending 3.7 per
cent less on resources than last year.
The need for assessment solution training is expected to be significant across
primary schools in 2015, with 58 per
cent of teachers identified as in need
of training.»
According to a research poll
of 1,361
teachers published by the Sutton Trust, 32 per
cent of senior leaders in
primary schools admitted that they are using their pupil premium funding in this way.
BESA's annual «Tablets and Connectivity» survey
of 636 UK
schools (334
primary, 302 secondary), which was carried out in May, reveals that
teachers predict that in two years time tablets will make up 37 per
cent of classroom computers, and that in 2020 they will make up 56 per
cent.
Fifty four per
cent of all parents would like
teachers to do more to protect their child from cyber predators, and this percentage increases for parents with children in early learning and
primary school.
Almost all
of primary school leaders (97 per
cent) felt people underestimate the level
of mental health problems with pupils and 95 per
cent said they feel that their
teachers already go «above and beyond» to support the pupils.
The research examined the incidence
of inequality in education and found four per
cent of teachers in the most deprived
primary schools did not specialise in the subject they taught, compared to two per
cent in more affluent areas.
However, research by the National Union
of Teachers (NUT) and the charity Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) shows that
primary schools with more than 40 per
cent of children on free
school meals will on average lose # 473 per pupil.
Our annual «Impact
of New Technologies» survey into the views
of English Maintained
Schools on a range of new technologies used by teachers and students carried out in conjunction with the National Education Research Panel (NERP) shows that an increasing majority of schools (56 per cent primary, 65 per cent secondary schools) feel they are now definitely unable, or unlikely to be able, to maintain planned new technologies investments for 2
Schools on a range
of new technologies used by
teachers and students carried out in conjunction with the National Education Research Panel (NERP) shows that an increasing majority
of schools (56 per cent primary, 65 per cent secondary schools) feel they are now definitely unable, or unlikely to be able, to maintain planned new technologies investments for 2
schools (56 per
cent primary, 65 per
cent secondary
schools) feel they are now definitely unable, or unlikely to be able, to maintain planned new technologies investments for 2
schools) feel they are now definitely unable, or unlikely to be able, to maintain planned new technologies investments for 2011/12.
Sixty - three per
cent of the charity's grants were given to
teachers and staff in
primary and secondary
schools, while 28 per
cent were awarded to those working in further education.
Teachers also said they believe 39 per
cent of children in the UK leave
primary school disliking sport and 42 per
cent do not enjoy PE lessons in
school.
Despite approximately 75 per
cent of teachers and the majority
of children using social media to communicate, 88 per
cent of primary schools and 79 per
cent of secondary
schools confirmed that they made no use
of the tool in the classroom.
In some countries though the representation
of male
primary school teachers is close to, or above, 40 per
cent — that includes China, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia and Turkey.
In addition, over a third (34 per
cent)
of primary school teachers say they witness gender stereotyping in their
schools on at least a weekly basis.
In contrast, only six per
cent of head
teachers are involved in
primary schools and effectively none in secondary
schools.
Back in 2008, a significant percentage
of head
teachers (54 per
cent of primary and 60 per
cent of secondary) agreed that their
school had sufficient and suitable furniture and storage units.
Secondary
schools also employ the majority
of unqualified
teachers (57 per
cent — 11,500);
primary schools have just over half as many unqualified
teachers (29 per
cent — 5,900).
Co-founder Allana Gay, deputy headteacher at Lea Valley
primary school in north London, said she and colleagues were dismayed when the 2015
school workforce data showed 93.4 per
cent of headteachers were white British — a larger percentage than the 87 per
cent of white British classroom
teachers.
The proportion
of FTE
teachers that do not have QTS varies by
school type: 3.1 per
cent of teachers in all nursery /
primary schools do not have QTS; compared with 5.9 per
cent in all secondary
schools.
According to the workforce census, a higher proportion
of teachers in special
schools left their job last year (11.9 per
cent last year) than in mainstream
primary and secondary
schools.
Within the nursery /
primary sector: 2.8 per
cent of FTE
teachers in maintained
primary schools do not have QTS.
Teachers also said more than one in three children dislike exercise by the time they leave
primary school and believe 42 per
cent of children don't enjoy PE lessons.
And while it was respected in its field long before the baseline assessment was even a twinkle in the
schools minister's eye, it was thrown into the national limelight in 2015 when, after
primary schools were given the choice between six assessments selected as capable
of reliably measuring the abilities
of children entering the reception year, 75 per
cent opted for EExBA, the assessment tool designed by Early Excellence and scored through
teacher observation.
Where those unqualified
teachers are working varies — 3.1 per
cent of teachers in all
primary / nursery
schools do not have QTS, and at secondary it is 5.9 per
cent.
Despite a lack
of faith in the results
of primary assessments, 64 per
cent of secondary
teachers said their
school created ability sets by using KS2 data, raising further questions about the efficacy
of ability groupings.
Thirty - six per
cent of secondary
schools will be eligible to apply for Teach First
teachers, and 32 %
of primary, from September 2014.
In the last year, the rate
of teachers joining
primary schools has gone down from 11.3 per
cent to 10.5 per
cent.
Over 79 per
cent of teachers reported feeling confident that students will be able to develop healthier relationships with other children when they commence
primary school.