Thursday, January 29, 2004
Fees fear for trainee teachers
BBC NEWS | Education | Fees fear for trainee teachers:
"'Student teachers are likely to be particularly disadvantaged.
'Their starting salaries will be just enough to start paying back their debts but most will never earn the kind of salaries that Tony Blair has promised graduates.'
The planned changes would most hit those doing four-year Bachelor of Education degrees - who made up 23% of the 31,387 people who entered teacher training this year.
Already they do not benefit from the £6,000 bursaries on offer for people doing a post-graduate education certificate.
'This is likely to decimate the undergraduate teaching courses,' Ms Bousted said.
'This will further damage recruitment into teaching because these courses play a vital part in widening access into the profession.' "
Well, we don't need teachers, do we? Naw, we can get by with accountants.
"'Student teachers are likely to be particularly disadvantaged.
'Their starting salaries will be just enough to start paying back their debts but most will never earn the kind of salaries that Tony Blair has promised graduates.'
The planned changes would most hit those doing four-year Bachelor of Education degrees - who made up 23% of the 31,387 people who entered teacher training this year.
Already they do not benefit from the £6,000 bursaries on offer for people doing a post-graduate education certificate.
'This is likely to decimate the undergraduate teaching courses,' Ms Bousted said.
'This will further damage recruitment into teaching because these courses play a vital part in widening access into the profession.' "
Well, we don't need teachers, do we? Naw, we can get by with accountants.
