In radical proposals designed to overhaul the system of teacher training in England, funding will be reallocated from 2012 to allow more state-funded training places to be made available for subject specialist primary school teachers.
From next year, teacher trainees in science, maths and foreign languages could be offered extra financial rewards because those subjects could be vital to pupils’ future chances. A new generation of primary teachers would be trained to give specialist lessons in mathematics, science and foreign languages – and they will get priority places over students taking general primary courses.
Education Secretary Michael Gove wants to put state-educated pupils on a par with those in fee-paying schools: “Children in the private sector through prep schools get primary specialist teaching in core subjects such as maths and sciences. We want to make sure children in the state sector can benefit from the same opportunities. Learning about maths and science early on in life can enthuse a child to develop a love of the subjects later on in their education.”
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