Beyond the specific subject knowledge enhancement programmes that may be delivered within initial teacher training, upskilling is a useful and effective way for non-specialist teachers to gain the necessary knowledge to teach certain subjects once qualified. This approach has the potential to significantly mitigate the impact of subject specific teacher shortages. However, the current inconsistency of opportunities to upskill across subjects undermines its potential. (Paragraph 201) Flexibili...

Beyond the specific subject knowledge enhancement programmes that may be delivered within initial teacher training, upskilling is a useful and effective way for non-specialist teachers to gain the necessary knowledge to teach certain subjects once qualified. This approach has the potential to significantly mitigate the impact of subject specific teacher shortages. However, the current inconsistency of opportunities to upskill across subjects undermines its potential. (Paragraph 201) Flexibility and workload Type: conclusion | Number: 48 | Response status: accepted Government response: Where there are teacher shortages in particular subjects, the Department will encourage subject associations to continue to support schools to access training to help teachers to upskill. New Regional Improvement for Standards and Excellence (RISE) teams will facilitate networking, share best practi