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A Shortage of Sirs Trying to teach quadratic equations to a bunch of unruly teenagers is hardly the cushiest of jobs. So as unemployment continues to fall, it is not surprising that teacher-training colleges are finding it hard to recruit prospective maths teachers. But there are growing worries that the supply of teachers may be dwindling just as the number of school-age children is growing. The government asked teacher-training colleges in England and Wales to recruit about 2,000 people to train as maths teachers this autumn. John Howson of Brookes University in Oxford, who has just been appointed as the government's adviser on the supply of teachers, reckons they will end up with only 1,500, a shortfall of 25 per cent. He also predicts shortfalls in other secondary-school subjects: 15 per cent in science and 10 per cent in languages. So far, though, there is no lack of people wanting to become primary-school teachers or to teach history or games. Teaching is not the best-paid job, especially for those with degrees in maths and science. But it is not badly paid either. Between 1980 and 1992, teachers' pay grew faster than that of nurses, hospital doctors, police officers and most other non-manual workers, although their pay has been squeezed slightly since. Mary Russell, secretary of the Universities Council for the Education of Teachers, says that it is not starting salaries (at least £12,400 a year) nor (he pay of head teachers (up to £55,600 a year) that pose the problem: it is a lack of mid-level jobs which discourages people from joining and staying in the profession.
A Shortage of Sirs Trying to teach quadratic equations to a bunch of unruly teenagers is hardly the cushiest of jobs. So as unemployment continues to fall, it is not surprising that teacher-training colleges are finding it hard to recruit prospective maths teachers. But there are growing worries that the supply of teachers may be dwindling just as the number of school-age children is growing. The government asked teacher-training colleges in England and Wales to recruit about 2,000 people to train as maths teachers this autumn. John Howson of Brookes University in Oxford, who has just been appointed as the government's adviser on the supply of teachers, reckons they will end up with only 1,500, a shortfall of 25 per cent. He also predicts shortfalls in other secondary-school subjects: 15 per cent in science and 10 per cent in languages. So far, though, there is no lack of people wanting to become primary-school teachers or to teach history or games. Teaching is not the best-paid job, especially for those with degrees in maths and science. But it is not badly paid either. Between 1980 and 1992, teachers' pay grew faster than that of nurses, hospital doctors, police officers and most other non-manual workers, although their pay has been squeezed slightly since. Mary Russell, secretary of the Universities Council for the Education of Teachers, says that it is not starting salaries (at least £12,400 a year) nor (he pay of head teachers (up to £55,600 a year) that pose the problem: it is a lack of mid-level jobs which discourages people from joining and staying in the profession.
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Нехватка господ. Попытка научить квадратным уравнениям кучку недисциплинированных подростков вряд ли является самой легкой работой. Так как безработица продолжает падать, неудивительно, что педагогические колледжи испытывают трудности с набором будущих учителей математики. Но растут опасения, что количество учителей может сокращаться по мере роста числа детей школьного возраста. Правительство попросило педагогические колледжи Англии и Уэльса набрать около 2000 человек для обучения учителей математики этой осенью. Джон Хоусон из Оксфордского университета Брукса, который только что был назначен советником правительства по снабжению учителей, считает, что в итоге у них будет всего 1500 человек, что составляет дефицит в 25 процентов. Он также прогнозирует дефицит по другим предметам в средней школе: 15 процентов по науке и 10 процентов по языкам. Однако до сих пор нет недостатка в людях, желающих стать учителями начальных классов или преподавать историю или игры. Преподавание - не самая высокооплачиваемая работа, особенно для тех, кто имеет степень по математике и естественным наукам. Но это тоже не плохо оплачивается. В период с 1980 по 1992 год заработная плата учителей росла быстрее, чем зарплаты медсестер, врачей больниц, полицейских и большинства других работников, не занятых физическим трудом, хотя с тех пор их заработная плата несколько снизилась. Мэри Рассел, секретарь Совета университетов по образованию учителей, говорит, что не начальная заработная плата (не менее 12 400 фунтов стерлингов в год) и (он платит директорам (не более 55 600 фунтов стерлингов) в год) создают проблему: отсутствие рабочих мест среднего звена, которое не позволяет людям присоединиться и остаться в профессии.