TEACHERS
different view as part of its drive to recruit
more science teachers. And teachers across
TURN TO
the country are challenging the public’s view
of science in schools. A video showcase
YOUTUBE TO
hosted on www.youtube.com/tdacampaign
shows five real and creative school science
RECRUIT 6,600
classes from ‘screaming jelly babies’ to fluids
dancing to a bass amplifier. The most
MORE SCIENCE
popular experiment will be carried out on a Council knows that young people worry
massive scale at the TDA’s Train to Teach about issues such as climate change and
TEACHERS
recruitment events in 2009. human health and that they enjoy learning
more about science and innovation related
Science teacher recruitment is also improving to such topics. So now is a great time for
Despite the rise in the recruitment of sharply. The latest figures from the TDA show people who have a science, technology or
new science teachers more are still that the number of trainee science teachers engineering qualification to consider
desperately needed! will reach 3,670, exceeding the Government’s teaching and play a crucial role in bringing
target by two per cent for 2008/2009. The the science of these issues to life in the
The British public has an outdated view of number of mainstream trainee physics classroom. Science teachers are also
what goes on in the nation’s science classes teachers has increased by seven per cent on influential role models in showing students
that could threaten future science teacher last year, chemistry by 10 per cent and what a great career they can have if they
recruitment, according to a poll released by biology by a further 14 per cent. study science and maths.”
the Training and Development Agency for
Schools (TDA). In response, teachers Overall there were 31,272 new and expected In other priority subjects such as English,
themselves are hosting science classes on entrants to mainstream initial teacher training the number of trainee teachers from
Youtube to show the reality of teaching today. (ITT). With an additional 6,950 expected mainstream and employment based routes
entrants through employment-based teacher is expected to reach 3,000, up 12 per cent
training programmes, the total number or on the Government’s 2,670 target. Maths
new entrants for 2008/2009 is expected to continues to improve on last year, with
reach over 38,200, exceeding the mainstream recruitment up four per cent
Government target of 36,845. from 1,990 to 2,044.
Graham Holley, Chief Executive of the TDA, Some Facts:
said: “The recruitment figures overall are • Experienced classroom teachers could
very encouraging. And for the first time earn between £35,000 and £42,000 a
ever, the TDA has beaten its annual year. The classroom teacher salary range
recruitment target for science. This is is £20,500 to £61,000.
fantastic news and a testimony to the
success of our recruitment campaign. It is • Tax-free bursaries of up to £9,000 are also
great to see that we are attracting a record in place to enable jobseekers to study for
number of science trainees, and that our a teaching qualification (£4,000 for Primary
hard work is paying off. PGCE).
When asked what they thought about “However, we must not be complacent. • Teachers also benefit from: an average of
science classes, only 17 per cent of 1000 Over the next two years we need to recruit 13 weeks leave; opportunities for career
adults polled described them as ‘enjoyable’ an additional 6,600 science teachers to progression and promotion and entitlement
and only 28 per cent think science teaching meet the expected demand from schools. to training on the job; a public sector
is interesting. Fifty seven per cent of To do this, it is vital that the TDA continues pension; plus access to low cost home
respondents believed lessons could be to invest resources in attracting new and ownership schemes.
improved by showing how science is applied exciting talent to the profession. We need
outside the classroom. The public also to encourage the best science graduates • Personal advice is available from the
condemned science equipment as outdated to become teachers, and this is what we Teaching Information Line on 0845 6000
with only 16 per cent describing the will continue to do with the launch of 991 – 992 for Welsh speakers (minicom 01
equipment as ‘modern’. today’s campaign.” 17 9156 645).
But a campaign called ‘Your Science’, Diana Garnham, Chief Executive of the For more information about teaching visit:
launched today, the TDA is promoting a Science Council, added: “The Science www.teach.gov.uk
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