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Should the DfE be offering £26k bursaries to train as a Classics teacher?

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noblegiraffe · 23/01/2018 18:38

Given the recruitment and retention crisis and the school funding crisis, is it really the best use of funds to be paying £26k for teachers to train in Classics (and then presumably sod straight off to the private sector)?

Although I doubt they're expecting many takers, it does seem to display completely messed up priorities.

I'm half wondering if Toby Young has said he needs more Latin teachers for his WLFS and the DfE has, as ever, pandered to his whims.

Should the DfE be offering £26k bursaries to train as a Classics teacher?
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noblegiraffe · 23/01/2018 18:47

The note says "Bursaries are available to trainees on a classics course where the course is in an ancient language (Latin or Ancient Greek)."

Here's the link getintoteaching.education.gov.uk/funding-and-salary/overview

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meditrina · 23/01/2018 18:46

Classics has an asterisk for note 6. What does that note say?

EggsonHeads · 23/01/2018 18:45

Well maybe if classics were more welcome in the state sector the disparity of attainment in later between state and private school pupils could be at least a tiny bit diminished.

SimultaneousEquation · 23/01/2018 18:44

I know, noble, that’s why I said “a bit” unreasonable.

And the dc’s qualified English teachers have helped too: the Latin just propelled a huge amount of progress.

Can we agree that it would be preferable for English teachers also to get massive bursaries, that the status of the teaching profession should be higher and pay scales should be approximately doubled?

BubblesBuddy · 23/01/2018 18:43

No shortage of English teachers here!

BubblesBuddy · 23/01/2018 18:42

Or in fact not teach at all as with the maths recruits! All bursaries should have a work commitment in the state sector attached to them - 5 years in my view. I guess this is a shortage subject and state schools/colleges do offer Latin and Greek and Clasical Civilisation which I guess they could also teach. I would not see it as a priority though. Perhaps Boris could do it?

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noblegiraffe · 23/01/2018 18:41

Do you know what might else improve their English vocabulary? A qualified English teacher. They're in a dire shortage, yet they're only worth £15k.

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SimultaneousEquation · 23/01/2018 18:40

One of my dc has the chance to do Latin. To my utter surprise, and totally out of character for the dc, they absolutely love the subject and it has massively improved their English vocabulary.

So you might be a bit unreasonable Smile

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