Moore Teachers

08 Jun There is a huge shortage of male primary teachers

Posted at 13:38h in Education News

According to the official Department for Education (DfE) figures, in the last academic year a huge 85% of the teachers working in primary schools and nurseries were female. In fact at the majority of schools with 9 or fewer full-time equivalent (FTE) members of the teaching...

06 Jun Would teaching assistants make good teachers?

Posted at 13:39h in Education News

A survey by TES Institute may have hinted at a solution to continued staffing problems in schools across England. The data they collected showed that three of ten teaching assistants possess a degree and would be interested in qualifying as teachers. If all of these TAs...

05 Jun Bursary changes hit trainee primary teachers hard

Posted at 13:39h in Education News

The Department for Education recently revealed it is planning to discontinue the bursaries for students training to be primary school teachers. From 2018 the £3,000 bursary that was offered to people with a first class degree or PhD who wanted to train to teach at primary...