20/11/2012
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Seven Out Of 10 Trainee Teachers Hold A High-Quality Degree
More than seven out of 10 new trainee teachers now have a high-quality degree - the highest proportion ever recorded.
The data from the Teaching Agency reveals that 71 per cent of graduates choosing to train for a career in the classroom now have a 2:1 or higher. This is a record rise of six percentage points compared to last year.
The quality of trainee teachers has improved in all the key English Baccalaureate subjects - including maths, physics, chemistry and modern foreign languages, departments which have traditionally found it hard to recruit teachers.
Overall, 66 per cent of those entering teacher training in these shortage subjects now have a 2:1 or higher degree classification - up from 55 per cent last year.
900 graduates are expected to start training this academic year as physics teachers - the highest total since records were first kept by the Institute of Physics in 1979.
Police Appeal For Information About Missing Woman
Thames Valley Police is appealing for the public's help to find a 32-year-old woman reported as missing.
Juanita Viernas, who is originally from the Philippines, was working as a housemaid at a property in North Twelfth Street, Milton Keynes. She was reported as missing on 30 August.
She may be in the London area, as she is believed to have family there.
Juanita is slim and has short dark hair.
Acting Inspector Nigel Jordan said: "Our enquiries are aimed at locating Juanita to ensure she is safe and well, as she did not inform anyone where she was going. She was last seen on Sunday 26 August by her employer and could now be in the London area."
(CD)
More than seven out of 10 new trainee teachers now have a high-quality degree - the highest proportion ever recorded.
The data from the Teaching Agency reveals that 71 per cent of graduates choosing to train for a career in the classroom now have a 2:1 or higher. This is a record rise of six percentage points compared to last year.
The quality of trainee teachers has improved in all the key English Baccalaureate subjects - including maths, physics, chemistry and modern foreign languages, departments which have traditionally found it hard to recruit teachers.
Overall, 66 per cent of those entering teacher training in these shortage subjects now have a 2:1 or higher degree classification - up from 55 per cent last year.
900 graduates are expected to start training this academic year as physics teachers - the highest total since records were first kept by the Institute of Physics in 1979.
Police Appeal For Information About Missing Woman
Thames Valley Police is appealing for the public's help to find a 32-year-old woman reported as missing.
Juanita Viernas, who is originally from the Philippines, was working as a housemaid at a property in North Twelfth Street, Milton Keynes. She was reported as missing on 30 August.
She may be in the London area, as she is believed to have family there.
Juanita is slim and has short dark hair.
Acting Inspector Nigel Jordan said: "Our enquiries are aimed at locating Juanita to ensure she is safe and well, as she did not inform anyone where she was going. She was last seen on Sunday 26 August by her employer and could now be in the London area."
(CD)
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25 September 2003
Rise in degree qualified teachers: survey
More secondary school teachers have degrees and more lessons are taught by teachers with degrees in that subject, according to the results of a new survey.
Rise in degree qualified teachers: survey
More secondary school teachers have degrees and more lessons are taught by teachers with degrees in that subject, according to the results of a new survey.
12 December 2012
One In Three Year Six Children Overweight
One in three final year primary school children are overweight or obese. The percentage of final year – Year 6 - primary school children (generally aged ten to 11) who were overweight or obese increased to 33.9 per cent in 2011/12, up from 33.4 per cent in the previous year.
One In Three Year Six Children Overweight
One in three final year primary school children are overweight or obese. The percentage of final year – Year 6 - primary school children (generally aged ten to 11) who were overweight or obese increased to 33.9 per cent in 2011/12, up from 33.4 per cent in the previous year.
21 January 2004
Refugee teachers could fill gaps in UK schools, says agency
Education authorities should use refugees, fully qualified as teachers, to fill vacancies in the UK's understaffed schools, according to the Employability Forum.
Refugee teachers could fill gaps in UK schools, says agency
Education authorities should use refugees, fully qualified as teachers, to fill vacancies in the UK's understaffed schools, according to the Employability Forum.
17 December 2004
Benefits fraud cut by over one billion pounds
Benefits fraud has been slashed by half, saving over £1 billion according to Government statistics published today. The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) reported exceeding a target to cut fraud and error in the main benefits by one third by March 2004.
Benefits fraud cut by over one billion pounds
Benefits fraud has been slashed by half, saving over £1 billion according to Government statistics published today. The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) reported exceeding a target to cut fraud and error in the main benefits by one third by March 2004.
04 August 2011
Builders Facing 'Retirement Timebomb'
The construction industry is facing a 'retirement timebomb' with around one in six workers due to retire within 10 years and the number of young people in the industry more than halving since the start of the recession.
Builders Facing 'Retirement Timebomb'
The construction industry is facing a 'retirement timebomb' with around one in six workers due to retire within 10 years and the number of young people in the industry more than halving since the start of the recession.
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A sunny but frosty start for many. However cloud increases by midday with a few showers reaching the north coast, these mostly light but spreading inland this afternoon. Chilly. Maximum temperature 8 °C.Tonight:A rather cloudy evening with scattered showers. Becoming drier through the night with some good clear spells developing and a patchy frost away from coasts. Minimum temperature 0 °C.