Trainee
teachers Trainee secondary school teachers quite rightly tend to focus on their chosen specialist subject.
Not exact matches
In December last year, Ofsted reported that the number of new
teachers had dropped by 16 per cent over the last five years, with 8,000 fewer
trainees in
secondary schools alone.
Brian Lightman, Association of School and College Leaders general secretary, said: «We are extremely concerned at the significant shortfall in new
trainee teachers in
secondary subjects.
Despite the introduction of the Professional Skills Tests in these subjects that all
trainee teachers must pass before their training, the demand for well qualified
teachers in primary and
secondary schools in these vital subjects continues and their under ‑ recruitment is already evident in some schools.
This year, a large increase in the need for
secondary schools for
teacher trainees was factored in to the government estimate, known as the Teacher Supply
teacher trainees was factored in to the government estimate, known as the
Teacher Supply
Teacher Supply Model.
However, the recruitment of
trainee secondary school
teachers is the sector that has fared worst in terms of missing its target.
When you break that down into primary and
secondary school
teachers, the government has met or very nearly met its primary school target in four of the past five years, with almost all of the shortfall coming from
secondary school
teacher trainees.
The report also calls for better mathematics mentoring for
trainee and newly qualified
teachers at both primary and
secondary level, with subject experts based in schools.
Chinese Guest
Teacher and Trainee Program Now in its fifth year, this program is the largest K - 12 Chinese guest teacher program in the U.S. and brings qualified teachers from China to teach Chinese language (Mandarin) and culture in U.S. elementary and secondary s
Teacher and
Trainee Program Now in its fifth year, this program is the largest K - 12 Chinese guest
teacher program in the U.S. and brings qualified teachers from China to teach Chinese language (Mandarin) and culture in U.S. elementary and secondary s
teacher program in the U.S. and brings qualified
teachers from China to teach Chinese language (Mandarin) and culture in U.S. elementary and
secondary schools.
The tests are the same for both primary and
secondary school
teacher trainees, who must also have achieved a grade C or above in GCSE maths and English.