Recruiting and retaining teachers

By 2017-11-14T11:25:00

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The number of trainee chemistry teachers is plummeting while qualified teachers continue to leave the profession. Kat Arney investigates what might be done to reverse the trend.

Kat Arney outlines the multitude of problems facing the recruitment and retention of chemistry teachers, including pay, workload, alternative careers and social attitudes.

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