Open Eye: The new approach to teacher education The OU is the country's largest single provider of new teachers, most of whom have come from other jobs

From: The Independent - London | Date: August 6, 1998 | Copyright information

Education, education, education is the key to our future, according to Tony Blair. Teachers are obviously a key ingredient in a learning society and how to attract enough people into the teaching profession is a question that has exercised governments over the past few years.

One answer has been to open up new routes into the profession, particularly for mature entrants. And as a result, the country's biggest single provider of new teachers is now the Open University. Around 1,000 new ...

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