This is rather a timely change as our recent analysis of teacher recruitment and retention indicated that teacher supply challenges, particularly for science and
modern foreign languages teachers, would make it difficult for the Government to achieve its aim in such a short time.
Not exact matches
Managing director Andrea Carr comments; «We appreciate that primary
teachers are not always comfortable or able to teach
modern foreign languages.
Modern foreign languages was also found to be in shortage, but the committee said it was «not sensible» to fill shortages from
teachers outside of Europe.
Around 800
modern foreign language and 1,700 science
teachers a year will be eligible for this pilot scheme.
Now Teach — a charity set up to help people put skills acquired during a successful career to use in the classroom — has encouraged nearly 50 talented professionals to change their lives and retrain as a
teacher in maths, science and
modern foreign languages.
Additionally, 58 per cent of school leaders have had to offer enhanced salaries or other financial incentives to recruit
teachers, while 27 per cent are no longer able to provide courses in some subjects, such as design and technology, music and
modern foreign languages.
The Teaching Schools Council (TSC) has published its
modern foreign languages pedagogy review today, which outlines 15 recommendations for secondary school
language teachers.
Private schools have pledged to support a new national
teacher training centre for linguists to stave off a «crisis in
modern foreign language skills», writes Jess Staufenberg.
The government is yet to publish the findings of a consultation into the viability of the pledge, but concerns have also been raised about
teacher recruitment to meet potential demand in EBacc subjects, particularly in
modern foreign languages.
There are not enough
teachers to teach the mandatory Ebacc
modern foreign language.
Funding to provide
teacher subject specialism training courses in secondary mathematics, core maths, physics and
modern foreign languages.
The purpose of
teacher subject specialism training (TSST) is to improve the subject knowledge of non-specialist
teachers and those looking to return to the teaching profession, and increase the number of hours taught in secondary mathematics, core maths, physics and
modern foreign languages.
The role of a
foreign language teacher is to teach courses in a specific
language, which in
modern curriculums often includes instruction in literature and cross-cultural studies.
Age 14: Key Stage 3 national tests in English (Welsh *), maths and science, replaced by statutory
teacher assessments in English (Welsh), maths, science, history, geography, design and technology, information technology,
modern foreign languages, art, music and physical education.
The Thetford Academy is pleased to offer
teacher subject specialism training (TSST) in maths, physics, and
modern foreign languages (French).
Specific provisions included scholarships and loans to students in higher education, with loans to students preparing to be
teachers and to those who showed promise in the curricular areas of mathematics, science, engineering, and
modern foreign languages; grants to states for programs in mathematics, science, and
modern foreign languages in public schools; the establishment of centres to expand and improve the teaching of
languages; help to graduate students, including fellowships for doctoral students to prepare them to be professors at institutions of higher learning; assistance for the improvement of guidance, counseling, and testing programs; provisions for research and experimentation in the use of television, radio, motion pictures, and related media for educational purposes; and the improvement of statistical services at the state level.
Nearly 3,500 extra
language teachers must be found to meet the government's demand that
modern foreign languages are included in the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), an almost 40 per cent increase on the number first announced by data experts.
Schools will have to find more than 2,000 «missing»
teachers to meet the government's demand for the inclusion of a
modern foreign language in the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), Schools Week can exclusively reveal.
Foreign language teacher fully versed in
modern teaching technologies and education standards.