Not exact matches
Last year, 42 % of RE
teacher training places were unfilled and almost 50 % of RE lessons in
secondary schools are delivered by
teachers who are not qualified in the subject.
Official figures from the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales have shown that a third of
secondary school
teacher training places were not filled at the start of the academic year.
The government has lifted the cap on
teacher -
training places at school and university - led providers for those starting courses in September 2018, except in
secondary school PE and some primary courses.
Almost 1 in 5
teacher training places remain unfilled and this is the third consecutive year the
secondary recruitment target has been missed.
The department was also criticised for failing to hit
teacher recruitment target for four years running, with 14 out of 17
secondary subjects left with unfilled
training places last year.
The all - Wales target for
secondary teacher training courses starting in September 2015 was 880 but figures from the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales show only 553
places were filled - 37 % below the target.
The article discusses how
place - based inquiry and essays can be used to help
train preservice
secondary teachers to teach content area literacy.