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<p>The Department for Education wants to see more science graduates in teaching, both
at primary and secondary level. There are currently around 26,100 primary teachers
in state schools with science-related degrees (11.5%). We promote primary teaching
to science graduates through our “Get into Teaching” campaign as well as supporting
500 primary places to Teach First which recruits top graduates into teaching.</p><p>In
addition to initial teacher training, we are supporting a number of initiatives to
improve the science knowledge of existing primary teachers. There are 266 Specialist
Leaders of Education in science who are boosting other teachers’ knowledge across
the country. We are also collaborating with the Wellcome Trust who are developing
a programme for primary science teachers to strengthen further their expertise. In
this way, they will be able to train non-specialist teachers to excel in science,
providing further capacity in this important area.</p><p> </p>
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