Not exact matches
The NUT claimed the combination
of a pay freeze and higher pension contributions could reduce
teachers»
take - home pay by 11 per
cent in total.
A new posted and yet to be promoted diploma
teacher (at a rank
of Snr Supt 2) was
taking home
cents 247 in September 2008.
The report quizzed more than 8,500 parents,
teachers and young people and found that 52 per
cent of parents and 57 per
cent of teachers have admitted to making subconscious stereotypes in regards to boys and and girls
taking STEM subjects.
Across secondary schools in England, the research shows that 78 per
cent of secondary school
teachers surveyed by the National Foundation for Education Research say their school offers volunteering programmes to build their pupils» life skills, but just eight per
cent of pupils aged 11 - 16 in England and Wales surveyed by Ipsos MORI say they
take part in these sorts
of extra-curricular activities.
The survey, conducted by law firm Winckworth Sherwood, found that 52 per
cent of schools had not
taken the opportunity to offer larger pay rises to the best performing
teachers, instead continuing to offer a pay rise
of just one per
cent.
75 per
cent of computing
teachers having concerns over their lack
of subject and pedagogical knowledge, new GCSEs are being introduced, and all this is
taking place against a backdrop
of significant change in schools.
It reveals that 83 per
cent of teachers feel that Year 6 Sats have a detrimental effect on pupils» mental health — and that 54 per
cent feel the same about tests
taken by Year 2 pupils.
For example, 38 per
cent of teachers teaching mathematics in Years 7 to 10 have never studied how to teach mathematics and have not
taken mathematics beyond first - year tertiary level.
The survey also found that 50 per
cent of teachers reported applications
taking far too long to complete, with 34 per
cent would prefering to submit a CV.
In nearly half
of cases (45 per
cent, even when abuse is reported, no follow - up action is
taken in, with one in three
teachers (38 per
cent) feeling it is necessary to stop using personal social media accounts over potential privacy and abuse concerns.
It also revealed that 61 per
cent of teachers felt that parents needed to be more involved in this part
of their children's education and 21 per
cent of teachers felt that parents do not
take enough responsibility for the RSE aspect
of their child's development.
The Scottish Secondary
Teachers» Association (SSTA) found that 91 percent
of its 8,000 members supported action short
of a strike, with 64 per
cent saying that they would
take strike action if necessary.
Research conducted by the Boston Consulting Group in 2003 for the then Victorian Department
of Education and Training found that up to 30 per
cent of teachers are considered by school principals as being either below - average or significantly underperforming, yet, as Jensen notes, «nearly all Australian school principals report that they would not
take steps to alter the monetary rewards
of a persistently underperforming
teacher.»
According to statistics released under the Freedom
of Information Act in 2012, the number
of teachers taking stress leave has risen by 10 per
cent over the past four years.
Another unfortunate trend that the survey unveiled was the growth in videos and photographs
taken of teachers unknowingly and posted online without consent.This figure rose
of 28 per
cent in 2014 to 36 per
cent this year.
Despite a
teacher pay freeze for the first three years
of the Coalition Government, followed by just a one per
cent rise after this, when
taken as a whole education jobs have fared better than average overall.
Under the BISS distributive leadership model we have seen an increase in class
teachers taking on leadership roles across the school in recent years, from 10
teacher leaders in 2014 to 12 in 2015, and 19
teacher leaders in 2016 (76 per
cent of teaching staff).
However,
of the 170
teachers who
took part, only 30 per
cent confirmed there was adequate support within the school to support children dealing with mental health afflictions.
Seventy - seven per
cent of teachers are not content with the 2017 pay increase; 49 per
cent were prepared to
take strike action on the 2017 pay increase; and 50 per
cent are expecting a substantial pay offer in 2018.
The Scottish Secondary
Teachers Association (SSTA) has found that 64 per cent of teachers are prepared to take strike
Teachers Association (SSTA) has found that 64 per
cent of teachers are prepared to take strike
teachers are prepared to
take strike action.
Indeed, 96.6 per
cent of secondary schools currently
take residential trips, with each organising an average
of 2.6 a year, so figures prove that the educational benefits
of LOtC are valued by the majority
of teachers.
38 per
cent of teachers said their PE provision has declined because core / eBacc subjects have been given additional time with students
taken out
of timetabled Physical Education for extra tuition in other subjects.
Only 4.4 per
cent of pupils
took a GCSE in two languages, the report found, which «threatens the continued supply
of teachers and professional linguists».
The survey
of more than 2,500
teachers, school leaders and heads also revealed that 80 per
cent of the profession did not believe that the 11 - plus test,
taken to get into selective schools, could reliably measure long term academic potential.
Just six per
cent of would - be trainee
teachers locked out
of the pre-qualifying test for their courses under old government rules have applied to
take the tests again since the rule limiting resits was lifted, according to exclusive new figures seen by Schools Week.
Just six per
cent of would - be trainee
teachers locked out
of the pre-qualifying test for their courses under old government rules have applied to
take the tests again...
The results
of the Department for Education's consultation on «Implementing the English Baccalaureate», released today, show that 71 per
cent of respondents — who include parents, school leaders and
teachers — are worried about how schools will keep the curriculum broad as they plan for increasing EBacc
take - up.
But the government has encouraged a shift away from the higher education route, which IFS said had been reflected through new school - based routes being
taken by 20 per
cent of trainee
teachers in the last academic year.
Over 90 per
cent of teachers are unable to access specialist mental health support for the children in their school when it's needed, according to a poll
taken...
Substitute
teachers can
take a standard deduction
of 51
cents per mile driven if they have to travel outside
of their metropolitan area to teach on a temporary basis and use their own vehicle for the first half 2011 tax year, according to the IRS.
When differences in educational backgrounds, years
of experience, and employment characteristics are
taken into account, the wage gap between African American and white female, full - time
teachers is reduced to roughly 93
cents on the dollar.