There are times when the Education Unions just make me shake my head. At a time when respect for teachers is at an all time low, unions have the opportunity to help promote the good work teachers do. Instead, they often make things so much worse. Take this story for example:
Students will not be allowed to enter teacher training in England if they fail basic numeracy and literacy tests three times, under tougher rules to raise teaching standards.
At present students are allowed to take unlimited re-sits while they train.
The Department for Education said one in 10 trainees takes the numeracy test more than three times, while the figure is one in 14 for the literacy test.
The National Union of Teachers said it considered the tests “superfluous”.
The aim is to improve the standard of students entering teaching.
From September 2012, candidates will have to pass the assessments before they are permitted to begin their training courses.
SAMPLE QUESTIONS
- Q: Teachers organised activities for three classes of 24 pupils and four classes of 28 pupils. What was the total number of pupils involved?
- A: 184.
- Q: There were no ” ” remarks at the parents’ evening. Is the missing word:
- a) dissaproving
- b) disaproveing
- c) dissapproving
- d) disapproving?
- A: d
- Q: For a science experiment a teacher needed 95 cubic centimetres of vinegar for each pupil. There were 20 pupils in the class. Vinegar comes in 1,000 cubic centimetre bottles. How many bottles of vinegar were needed?
- A: 2
- Q: The children enjoyed the ” ” nature of the task. Is the correct word:
- a) mathmatical
- b) mathematical
- c) mathemmatical
- d) mathematicall
- A: b
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