Written by Kate Owen and Jane Mansfield, Information Development Department, Graduate Prospects.
More graduates interested in teachingThere was an 18.1% increase in applications for teacher training for the 2002/3 academic year in England, Scotland and Wales up to the end of July compared with the same time a year previously, according to the Graduate Teacher Training Registry. - In England, applications increased by 12.5%, with increases in some of the shortage subjects including IT (up by 69%) and physics (20.3%). Figures from the Teacher Training Agency (TTA) show that over 35,000 people began Initial Teacher Training in 2002, a rise of 7% on 2001 figures and the highest number since at least 1989/90.
- Scotland saw the biggest increase in applications, at 133%, partly because of the 35-hour week.
- Wales has seen applications increase year on year by 15%.
Working as a teacher Use the resources in the education community to help you gain a teaching post. You might want to know what quality of working life you can expect working as a teacher. If so, the National Foundation for Educational Research recently conducted a survey into this, comparing teachers' responses to those given by a 'norm group' of employees in a variety of occupations. The survey concluded that teachers: - rated their quality of working life more highly than the other employees surveyed two years earlier;
- were more likely to experience job satisfaction and job security, and feel supported and informed;
- were more likely than other employees to report feeling stressed and to be dissatisfied with their salaries and additional benefits.
Go to number of trainee teachers highest since 1989 for more information, including definitions of some of the terms used and full references for the facts and figures used in this summary. Related topics:
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