18 of 30 secondary school subjects increasingly taught by non-experts – Labour

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Some 18 out of 30 secondary school subjects have increasingly been taught by non-specialists over the past five years, Labour has claimed. “We are determined to calm the perfect storm in our teaching workforce, which is seeing new recruits and experienced teachers leaving in their droves, with our children’s education paying the price,” she said. We look forward to further announcements from Labour” Kevin Courtney, NEU The Conservatives hit back, with Welsh Secretary David TC Davies, saying the Opposition was “all talk and no substance”. “Under the Conservatives, there are now 27,000 more teachers in our schools than in 2010 and this Conservative government has delivered the highest number of full-time teachers on record, who have received the highest pay rise in 30 years.” A teaching union boss welcomed Labour’s acknowledgment of the recruitment problems facing schools, but warned “much more movement” is needed to change the “negative direction.” Kevin Courtney, joint general secretary of the National Education Union, said: “Labour’s announcement is welcome – but such is the scale of Conservative neglect, there will need to be much more movement to change the negative direction.