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Originally Posted by Maggy J
There have to my certain knowledge been a lot more teachers trained in the last 10 years.I have to say that was not the experience under the conservatives under Mrs Thatcher and John Major.Indeed in 1974 I stood in a hall of over 100 probationary teachers being welcomed to the City of Portsmouth by the LEA.6/7 years later there were only 5.
Agreed there are still shortages in key areas such as Maths,Science and IT but education has benefited where new teachers are concerned.
A small point but one I feel compelled to point it out.  |
This is one of the strongest reasons not to allow the Tories back in. I draw a cold sweat and shudder with fear, when I think of Flyboy11, left to the mercies of a school system that could be comparable to that of fifteen years ago. His many learning difficulties would go ignored and untreated with teachers left alone to manage classes of thirty-five or more, with no assistants to help with students who struggle to keep up and cope with school life. No time to prepare lessons and review work. Crumbling buildings with areas of infrastructure closed because it is unsafe to teach in a hazardous environment. This is what can be expected from a Tory government.