Plans to encourage Service personnel leaving the British Armed Forces to become teachers were announced yesterday, 24 November 2010, as part of the Schools White Paper released by the Department for Education.
Part of the plan relates to Armed Forces leavers. The White Paper states:
"We will encourage Armed Forces leavers to become teachers by developing a 'Troops to Teachers' programme which will sponsor Service leavers to train as teachers.
"We will pay tuition fees for PGCEs [postgraduate certificates in education] for eligible graduates leaving the Armed Forces and work with universities to explore the possibility of establishing a bespoke compressed undergraduate route into teaching targeted at Armed Forces leavers who have the relevant experience and skills but may lack degree-level qualifications.
"We will encourage Teach First* to work with the Services as they develop Teach Next, so that Service leavers are able to take advantage of new opportunities to move into education.
"Service leavers also have a great deal to offer young people as mentors and we will be looking to increase opportunities for this."
www.mod.uk/troops_to_teachers
an outstanding initiative that will benefit both ex-forces personnel and children alike, especially with the MoD now paying for servicemen to complete their postgraduate certificates in education, and it may instil some more discipline at this important age among our youth.
Part of the plan relates to Armed Forces leavers. The White Paper states:
"We will encourage Armed Forces leavers to become teachers by developing a 'Troops to Teachers' programme which will sponsor Service leavers to train as teachers.
"We will pay tuition fees for PGCEs [postgraduate certificates in education] for eligible graduates leaving the Armed Forces and work with universities to explore the possibility of establishing a bespoke compressed undergraduate route into teaching targeted at Armed Forces leavers who have the relevant experience and skills but may lack degree-level qualifications.
"We will encourage Teach First* to work with the Services as they develop Teach Next, so that Service leavers are able to take advantage of new opportunities to move into education.
"Service leavers also have a great deal to offer young people as mentors and we will be looking to increase opportunities for this."
www.mod.uk/troops_to_teachers
an outstanding initiative that will benefit both ex-forces personnel and children alike, especially with the MoD now paying for servicemen to complete their postgraduate certificates in education, and it may instil some more discipline at this important age among our youth.
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