|
|
Article: Teacher Training; Teaching has not been so attractive for 30 years The success of recent initiatives to draw teachers back into the profession is beginning to show. Wendy Berliner reports on how teaching has become financially lucrative
- Article from:
- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- July 26, 2001
- Author:
CopyrightCopyright 2001 The Independent - London. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
|
STATE SCHOOLS have just started the long summer holidays but many
head teachers will already be looking ahead with dread to the autumn
when they won't have enough qualified staff to cover all classes.
Part-time education for some pupils is a distinct possibility in the
early days of the new term.
Teacher shortages are a long way from being solved although
successive initiatives by the Government to increase the flow of
people into teacher training are now bearing fruit.
So the good news is that, in cash terms at least, teaching is now
a good career option. Training bursaries, child care allowances,
golden hellos, and performance-related pay make teaching an
attractive financial proposition ...