Sentences with phrase «teacher numbers»

The downward trend in teacher numbers will need to reverse quickly to meet the coming growth in pupil numbers.

The government said overall teacher numbers had risen and blamed unions for «talking down» the profession.

Schools are cutting back on teacher numbers and the pupil - to - teacher ratio is worsening.

The chart below shows that overall secondary teacher numbers fell as pupil numbers declined, but they have failed to respond to the recent rise.

These rising pupil numbers and recent reductions in secondary teacher numbers mean targets for overall secondary recruitment have risen.

The advantage of this puzzle is that it also teachers number and name recognition.

The public do not want to see teacher numbers fall, fewer police officers on their streets, or hospitals short - staffed.

Asked which of eight professions they felt «provides the most important benefit to society,» respondents rated teachers number one by more than 3 - to - 1.

Of course teacher numbers have gone up, we've got a massively increasing school population.

With pupil numbers set to rise modestly in coming years, the trend of declining teacher numbers must be reversed.

The government has said overall teacher numbers have risen and has blamed unions for «talking down» the profession.

The current recruitment bursaries place restrictions on teachers, but not even this is maintaining teacher numbers.»

Dr McGrath said the rapid rate of decline in male teacher numbers occurred in both primary and secondary government schools over the past 50 years, and that this trend was generally echoed in non-government independent schools and Catholic secondary schools.

«While student teacher numbers have been cut this year, we know we will need many more teachers over the coming years as teachers retire and Scotland needs capacity in our system to provide accessible teacher training courses across the country.»

«This means that schools will have little choice other than to cut teacher numbers to reduce financial losses in future.»

He said in the case of Catholic primary schools, the trend was slightly different, with a rapid rise in male primary teacher numbers prior to 1989, but numbers falling from then onwards, causing the overall percentage of male teachers to actually increase slightly over time as a direct result.

The report warns that in the absence of any significant extra government funding, academies may need to reduce teacher numbers, impacting on the quality of education and the scope of subjects being taught.

GO Public Schools Oakland offers teachers a number of ways to not only connect with colleagues at their schools but with other educators throughout the city.

Following an increase in the number of teachers relative to the number of pupils in the 2000s, the pupil teacher ratio has been relatively stable as teacher numbers have tracked pupil numbers since 2010.

In response to the situation, a Scottish government spokesperson has said: «We are committed to making sure councils have the right number and highest quality of teachers in our schools which is why we have offered councils # 51m including an additional # 10m over and above last year's settlements to support teacher numbers.»

LEARNING FROM OTHER SECTORS Professor John Howson, chair of the REC's Education Steering Group has argued that «the increase in pupil numbers and decline in trainee teacher numbers heralds a period when recruitment will become more of a challenge, especially in certain subjects and phases».

While only three percent of home owners reported finding it «very difficult» to cover monthly housing costs and 12 to 14 percent reported finding it «somewhat difficult» to cover monthly housing costs, for San Francisco teachers these number were a much larger 13 and 35 percent.

«It is kind of a roller - coaster story,» says Frank McIntyre, manager of human resources for the Ontario College of Teachers, who has been tracking teacher numbers for well over a decade.

It adds: «With pupil numbers in secondary schools set to increase, it is unlikely that teaching timetables can be reduced if teacher numbers do not keep pace and there is not an increase in class sizes.»

Committee chair Neil Carmichael (pictured), the Conservative MP for Stroud, said: «The secretary of state has set out her plan for the recruitment and retention of teachers, pointing to teacher numbers at an all - time high.

The CHATS framework gives teachers a number of ways to ensure that all students in their classroom have meaningful access to such opportunities.

Scotland's 32 councils have accepted the Scottish government's # 10.3 billion funding settlement, which contains commitments to maintain teacher numbers but will see cuts to local authority budgets.

With figures from the Office of National Statistics suggesting the school population is likely to grow 10 % from 9.4 m to 10.4 m by 2025, the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) warned pressures on teacher numbers were likely to get worse.

The Scottish government says it has increased student teacher numbers and targeted universities in Aberdeen and the Highlands and Islands.

Labour's education spokesman Hugh Henry claimed the SNP had cut teacher numbers every year since it had come to power.

The study, published in Economics of Education Review, analysed annual workplace data from the past five decades to gain insight into how male teacher numbers were faring in Australia's three main school sectors, namely government, independent and Catholic.

In secondary schools, the pupil - teacher ratio has remained relatively stable since 2010 (when the SWC was first collected) as teacher numbers have tracked pupil numbers.

The government is hitting back by saying overall teacher numbers have risen, blaming unions for «talking down» the profession.

«The Committee rightly highlights the unequivocal evidence presented to it by the NASUWT that a key driver of the current crisis in teacher numbers is the number of existing teachers leaving the profession, often taking with them valuable years of knowledge, skill and expertise.

In subsequent rounds students are allowed to change one of the teachers numbers.

There are reasons to be cheerful; teacher numbers are up, for starters.

A «national crisis» in teacher numbers is looming, six unions representing teachers and school leaders in England and Wales have warned.

A lot of data feeds into the supply model and explains the rising secondary training targets, but much of it boils down to pupil and teacher numbers.

That's why we have committed investment of up to # 51m this year specifically to help local authorities to maintain teacher numbers.

Yes, teacher numbers are at an all time high and more people are returning to teaching this year — but, still, we know that staff turnover is a real challenge for schools.

Over the last year, 34 per cent said the senior leadership team had been reduced, 41 per cent said teacher numbers had been cut and 77 per cent said support staff had lost.

Headteachers have warned that this, combined with the potential of Britain leaving the EU, could have a negative impact on teacher numbers.

Kevin Courtney, Joint General Secretary of the National Education Union, has commented on the Public Accounts Committee report on teacher numbers...

The MP for Bognor Regis came under fire last July for telling the TES that he didn't believe there was a crisis relating to teacher numbers, and has previously been accused, along with other ministers, of burying his head in the sand over the issue.

«Teacher numbers are plummeting, their PE and school meals pledges have been shelved and now the class size pledge lies in tatters.»

The statistics report that teacher numbers in local authority schools stand at 51,286, in excess of the target of 51,131.»

«They say that money to schools is being cut when it is increasing, and they say that teacher numbers will go down although they are going to go up,» she said.