rises to £34,281 outside London and Asked by the Training and Development graduates to think about the rewards of a
£41,004 in inner London. Additional Agency for Schools (TDA) to identify what career in science teaching.
allowances may be paid to teachers subjects should be taught in science lessons
considered to be excellent, and to those in 2017, science graduates’ top “Researchers make advances in science
who take on management and other recommendations are climate change (59 every single day, and the curriculum reflects
responsibilities. The pay scale for head per cent of scientists surveyed), new fuel this. Science in schools is a subject that
teachers can rise to more than £90,000 technology (54 per cent) and scientific never stays still, and it allows teachers not
depending on size of school. Further details reasoning (49 per cent). only to pass on their skills and knowledge to
are available at the next generation, but also keep
www.teach.gov.uk/payandbenefits Other candidates for the curriculum in 10 themselves bang up-to-date.
years’ time include nanotechnology (28 per
Eligible trainees on secondary cent), quantum theory (19 per cent) and “Teaching also offers excellent pay and
postgraduate initial teacher training (ITT) even space tourism (15 per cent). One in 10 progression and the opportunity to work with
courses in England are entitled to a tax- scientists (nine per cent) proposed that young people, something that few scientific
free training bursary worth £6-9,000. Newly students should study dark matter and one careers can match.”
qualified teachers with a postgraduate in 17 (6 per cent), the Higgs boson.
certificate in education (PGCE) in maths Myleene Klass said: “I’m delighted to be able
and science may also be eligible for a The recommendations for the science to support this campaign to recruit more
‘golden hello’ payment worth £5,000 lessons of tomorrow come as the TDA teachers. Astronomy has long been a
(taxed) after successfully completing their launches a new recruitment tool to attract subject close to my heart and I’m currently
induction period. Those with a PGCE in the teachers who may be giving them – an studying for an MA in Astronomy and
modern languages, design and technology, online computer game, Navigate the Planets Planetary Science at the Open University.
information and communications www.navigatetheplanets.co.uk
technology, music and religious education “It’s important that we challenge people’s
may receive £2,500. Details are available Supported by Myleene Klass, who is preconceptions about physics and
on the TDA website at currently studying for an MA in astronomy physics teaching, showing that this is a
www.teach.gov.uk/funding and planetary science, the game is colourful subject and one that’s relevant to
designed to illustrate the creativity of people’s lives.”
From 1 August 2008, the bursary for trainees modern science teaching. It challenges
starting ITT courses in secondary players to test their grasp of gravitational
postgraduate English, dance and drama will physics by guiding a space craft through the “Teaching also
be reduced from £9,000 to £6,000 and solar system, making use of the planets’
trainees will not be eligible for a golden hello. gravity as they do so. Players who complete offers excellent
The bursary for trainees starting primary the game successfully can enter a prize
postgraduate ITT courses will be reduced draw, challenge their friends and find out
pay and
from £6,000 to £4,000. more about what a career in teaching has to
offer science graduates.
progression
The graduate teacher programme (GTP)
enables people to train to become a teacher Scientists also expect the science
and the
while employed in a school. Details of classroom of tomorrow to be very different,
employment based routes can be viewed at with digital libraries of media clips (67 per
opportunity
www.teach.gov.uk/routes cent) becoming a central information
resource, and lessons taught via video link-
to work with
INFO FOR THOSE THINKING up by guest teachers anywhere in the world
ABOUT TEACHING SCIENCE (59 per cent). Forty-five per cent also
young people,
predicted that schools would increasingly
Scientists reveal The Science use networks to work together on joint
something
Lessons of 2017 experiments or projects.
that few
UK scientists are recommending a new- Graham Holley, chief executive at
look science curriculum for the schools of the TDA said: scientific
the future, with topics ranging from space “Modern science teaching is a wonderfully
tourism to nanotechnology, and including creative subject, and our Navigate the Planets careers can
cutting-edge research into dark matter and game embodies this. Through their playing it,
the so-called God particle. we hope to inspire even more students and match”
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