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Recruitment for UK Teachers Update: Priority Topics for Nigerians and Others
Recruitment for UK Teachers Update: Priority Topics for Nigerians and Others
Following the new update by the United Kingdom Department for Education for those who are interested in applying for the qualified teacher status through the Teaching Regulation Agency from February 2023, many Nigerians are now ineligible to obtain the QTS status.
According to the update, some subjects that are much needed in the UK will be prioritized.
Here are the subject specialties that will be considered: Mathematics
Science Languages (excluding English) French, German, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Mandarin, Russian, Spanish,
The UK Department of Education added:
“A teaching qualification that meets the standard of a level 6 qualification qualifying you to teach children aged 11 to 16, and a bachelor’s degree made up of at least 50% mathematics, science, or a language (excluding English) taught in English state schools.” However, the department of education added that there will be an update on other subject specialties by May.
