Thousands of teachers failing basic English and maths
Posted on | December 19, 2011 |
All teachers entering the profession must have Grade C English and maths. Further proof that this qualification is no guarantee or indeed indication that holders can do basic English and maths comes with this story below. It isn’t news, teachers who have finished their PGCE can simply keep re-taking basic (and I do mean basic) English and maths tests until they pass.
But changes currently going through will mean that potential teachers will have to pass the test before they start training and with no more than 2 re-tests.
However, what I find disturbing about this story is the comment from a “teachers leader” who say that tests are irrelevant - shocking!
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