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Teaching vacancies on the up in England's schoolsJust one year has seen a significant increase in the number of vacancies for teachers in England, new figures reveal.
Published by the Department of Children, Schools and Families, January 2008 statistics indicated that there were 2,510 unfilled positions, up by 470 on the previous yea...View More
New statistics indicate a widening gender gap in the teaching profession.Figures published by the Higher Education Statistics Agency show that the number of men opting to become teachers decreased noticeably over one year.
They indicated that male qualifiers accounted overall for less than a quarter of all teaching qualifications obtained in 2006-0...View More
Out of work bankers encouraged to consider teachingBusinessmen and women who have lost their jobs due to the collapse of their firms in the midst of the credit crunch are being targeted by teacher recruiters.
The Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA) has set up stands near London's Canary Wharf and...View More
National maths teacher shortage forces headteacher to take actionIntense competition for a limited number of maths teachers in the UK has forced one school to take a desperate measure.
King Edward VI upper school in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, has advertised for a teaching post for maths with the added bonus of a £3,0...View More
More specialist science teachers needed, says CBISchools must employ more specialist science teachers in a bid to meet the Confederation of British Industry's (CBI) aim of more students taking up the subject, it has been claimed.
The body has called on education institutions to work hard to recruit more teachers...View More
Experts have suggested that more men are needed in the classroom.The comments follow the publication of statistics by the Department for Children, Schools and Families that show only two per cent of those teaching the under-fives are male, the Telegraph reports.
One person to speak out on the issue was Anastasia de Waal, head of family and education at the think-...View More
NCLS: More women becoming headteachersGrowing numbers of women are taking up headteacher positions, the National College for School Leadership (NCLS) has found.
The Independent reports that according to its figures, there was an 18 per cent increase in female heads of secondary schools in 2006 and a five per cent rise in primary school...View More
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