Posted 27 Jul 2010
Education Secretary Michael Gove announced on July 27th that from September 2011, schools will be given an incentive for every underprivileged child they teach with extra funding.
Budding teachers may like to take a <a href= “http://www.onlinetefl.com/”>TEFL course and <a href= “http://www.onlinetefl.com/tefl-jobs-abroad/”>teach English abroad to disadvantaged children overseas instead as no precise details have been released and it is feared that poorer youngsters will still miss out.
Teaching leaders have criticised the government for putting no controls on how schools should spend the additional money, which means that it is unlikely to reach the pupils who need it, reports the Telegraph.
Chris Keates, general secretary of the NASWUT teaching union, told the news provider: “The pupil premium might follow the child but once it gets into the school it will disappear into the school’s budget.”
Furthermore, youngsters who want to ensure that they could make a difference to a child’s life could consider teaching English abroad instead as this can help poor societies.
In a recent survey it was found that over half of UK teachers feel that they teach in a poor environment, which has a negative impact on students’ behaviour.
Category: Teaching and Learning
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