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Concerns new and trainee teachers aren't getting a full understanding of the basics

Concerns new and trainee teachers aren't getting a full understanding of the basics Concerns new and trainee teachers aren't getting a full understanding of the basics 5 May 2021 Education bodies are calling for an overhaul of primary teaching qualifications. Normal and Model School Association President, Stuart Armistead, says many graduates study teaching for just one year. He says that is not enough. He says you can't expect trainee teachers to be ready for the classroom in that time.

Principals want overhaul of initial teacher education John Gerritsen © RNZ/ Dan Cook Principals are calling for an overhaul of initial teacher education, because some newly qualified primary teachers are ill-prepared to teach basic subjects like reading and maths. The Principals Federation, the Educational Institute, and the Normal and Model School Association told RNZ many new graduates had studied how to be a teacher for just one year and that was not enough. They said recent Teaching Council changes to the requirements that teacher education courses must meet would help, ...