Posted by SchoolDays Newshound on 19/03/2012. Tags: Teachers News
A scheme to improve the quality of maths
education in Ireland by ensuring all teachers have adequate qualifications is to be delayed.
The Irish Examiner reports the first post-graduate courses for teachers in this area are not expected to begin until September, as the Department of Education is still finalising the tender process for selecting an establishment to run the programme.
It has become a key focus for Education Minister Ruairi Quinn since it was revealed around 1,900 maths teachers in Ireland did not have it as one of their major subjects in their college qualification.
Although a Teaching Council survey published last year found the vast majority had studied maths for at least one year at undergraduate level, a third of educators had no formal qualifications in the subject.
The government has said it expects a high level of uptake from teachers looking to improve their qualifications, with a spokesperson adding: "We envisage that the course will be in place for September 2012 for the first intake of participants."
Earlier this year, a study by the National Competitiveness Council urged schools to devote more
teaching resources to maths to help boost the country's economy in the long term.
Written by Donal Walsh
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