With England having one of
the youngest teaching workforces in the OECD, especially at primary level, it is hard to know whether to celebrate or despair.
Not exact matches
«That this House notes that
young people today grow up in an increasingly complex financial world requiring them to make difficult decisions for the future, often without the necessary level of financial literacy; believes that financial education will help address the national problem of irresponsible borrowing and personal insolvency and that
teaching people about budgeting and personal finance will help equip the
workforce with the necessary skills to succeed in business and drive forward economic growth; further believes that the country has a duty to equip its
young people properly through education to make informed financial decisions; and calls on the Government to consider the provision of financial education as part of the current curriculum review.»
The recently appointed Education Secretary Justine Greening has the opportunity to build on the Prime Minister's words and make them a reality in the education service by starting to value, support and invest in the
teaching workforce which enhances the life chances of children and
young people and makes an essential contribution to the economic prosperity of the country.
Thoughtful and effective policies for developing a professional
workforce will have to include a mix of incentives for pre-K teachers that may be different from those designed for teachers in K — 12; provide training that is focused on classroom practices and the specific challenges of
teaching young children; and improve the alignment of early childhood education with K — 12.
The West Virginia state legislature has passed an «innovation zone» bill that allows McDowell County to participate in a teacher - in - residence program with a local university, allowing promising
young talent to enter the
teaching workforce.
Patrick Dempsey, Recruitment Diversity Lead at
Teach First, said: «We want all
young people to have access to brilliant and inspiring teachers from all backgrounds, and that means we need to make sure we're recruiting a diverse
workforce.
The following community partners supported the development of the program: Austin Area Urban League Austin College Access Network ACC's College Destination Center Austin Independent School District Austin
Young Chamber Bank of America Breakthrough Austin City of Austin College Forward Con Mi Madre Del Valle Independent School District E3 Alliance Frost Bank Generation TX Greater Austin Black Chamber of Commerce Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce Hispanic Scholarship Consortium KLRU Longhorn Center for School Partnerships New York Life Office of Mayor Steve Adler SOS Leadership
Teach for America Austin Alumni TG The Reintegration Economic Assistance
Workforce Solutions — Capital Area YouthLaunch
Ms Morgan said: «This country is lucky to have a truly exceptional
teaching workforce who do a vital job of opening up
young minds.
Policy recommendations include strategies to fund universal PreKindergarten and full - day Kindergarten, alignment of state and national early learning standards in grades PreK - 3rd, support for the expansion of a highly qualified PreK - 3rd
teaching workforce, and extension of learning time options for
young children.
The Race To the Top — Early Learning Challenge (RTT - ELC) grant will ensure that New Mexico will have an early childhood
workforce that is more highly qualified and skilled to
teach and provide intervention to our
youngest children and their families.
While children of color make up 45 % of all children birth to age four, the
workforce teaching young children is much less diverse.