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| Former teachers to be encouraged back to Scotland's classrooms | Former teachers to be encouraged back to Scotland's classrooms |
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| A bid to boost teacher numbers in Scotland will see £1m spent on a raft of measures including getting former teachers to return to the classroom. | A bid to boost teacher numbers in Scotland will see £1m spent on a raft of measures including getting former teachers to return to the classroom. |
| Scotland's Education Secretary John Swinney believed his "innovative plan" would "broaden routes" into teaching. | Scotland's Education Secretary John Swinney believed his "innovative plan" would "broaden routes" into teaching. |
| The proposals will include giving priority to science, technology, engineering and maths subjects. | |
| It will also focus on the development of teachers able to work in both primary and secondary schools. | It will also focus on the development of teachers able to work in both primary and secondary schools. |
| Mr Swinney, who announced the details at the University of Dundee, said: "Teachers are the bedrock of Scotland's education system and I want to ensure we do everything we can to attract talented graduates to a career in teaching. | Mr Swinney, who announced the details at the University of Dundee, said: "Teachers are the bedrock of Scotland's education system and I want to ensure we do everything we can to attract talented graduates to a career in teaching. |
| "The quality of teaching is key to helping pupils achieve and to our aspiration of closing the attainment gap. | "The quality of teaching is key to helping pupils achieve and to our aspiration of closing the attainment gap. |
| "These innovative proposals are designed to do just that while, crucially, maintaining the traditionally high standard of teaching in Scotland." | "These innovative proposals are designed to do just that while, crucially, maintaining the traditionally high standard of teaching in Scotland." |
| What are the proposals? | What are the proposals? |
| Council workers becoming primary teachers | Council workers becoming primary teachers |
| Former teachers | Former teachers |
| Newly-qualified teachers from Ireland | |
| Primary specialism | Primary specialism |
| Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) subjects | Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) subjects |
| Home Economics | Home Economics |
| Joint degrees with a secondary specialism | Joint degrees with a secondary specialism |