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Geography
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Forum training the next generation of geog
raphy teachers. But they are facing
pressures that make the high quality of
their training difficult to maintain
because the DfES predicts a reduced
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secondary training
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in July 2006 to seek new geography
teachers to fill vacancies, but all those
available had been snapped up. The I Government regions (England)
geography educators' community is Geography training course
very concerned that a shortage of good X Closed courses
Leisure and tourism courses
qualified graduate teachers is around
the corner, and as Professor Ashley Kent 1999/2000 places
of the Institute of Education has said: 2007/2008 places
in the primary phase, where specialist1. There are similar reductions across the UK, but this article refers to geography training in
geography training has been decimated England funded by the Training and Development Agency (TDA).
in the last 15 years. Course closures not
References
only affect the supply of new teachers
Kent, W.A., Rawling, E.M. and Robinson, A. (eds) (2004) Geographical Education: Expanding
in an area, but also remove professional
horizons in a shrinking world. London: IGU Geography Education Commission with the
development opportunities for teachers Scottish Association of Geography Teachers.
in local schools to work with university
Ofsted (2007) An Employment-based Route into Teaching 2003-06. London: Ofsted.
1 tutors. One well-established geography
course reports there was huge disap
Andrea Tapsfield is a former HMI (e-mail: andrea.tapsfield@btinternet.com].
pointment from good geography
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