Now Brown wants bankers to teach your children...
GORDON BROWN wants shamed out-of-work bankers to re-train - as teachers.
Thousands of unemployed city workers, who have helped drag the country into recession, are being lent a helping hand by the Prime Minister.
In yet another example of Brown's support for shameless bankers, the premier is from today slashing teacher training in half to make it easier for them to switch careers into teaching.
Under a new fast-track training scheme, high-fliers from non-teaching careers will be able to hit the nation's classrooms after just six months of studying.
Traditionally, the official teacher training takes a full year.
Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers today voiced her concerns about the plan.
She said: “Once again the DCSF has been inconsistent with their policy-making, it seems to be a ’hit and miss’ approach, where on the one hand they believe teaching should be an all-Masters profession, and on the other you have a scheme such as this where you can become a teacher within six months.
“ATL believes that teachers benefit from being highly trained, and evidence from Ofsted and others show that programmes similar to this, such as Teach First, are limited in their success - some individuals do well, but only when the structure of support in their school is good, others really struggle.”
Brown wants high performers from non-teaching careers to teach in the nation's schools - and is especially keen to attract people with experience in areas like financial services and high tech industries - into shortage subjects like maths and science.
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Schools Minister Jim Knight said: “There are thousands of highly talented individuals in this country who are considering their next move, who want to do something challenging, rewarding, that is highly respected and where good people have great prospects.
“My message to them is to see what they can offer teaching and what teaching can offer them.”
Mr Knight said teaching had “never been a more attractive career choice” and the latest moves would attract even more highly skilled people into the profession."
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