Teachers need extra year training, says college head [Independent.ie]
- Last Updated: Saturday, 14 November 2009 10:18
IRISH primary teachers don't train for long enough, the head of a major teacher training college said yesterday.
If they spent an extra year in college, it would benefit their future pupils, said Dr Pauric Travers, president of St Patrick's primary teacher training college in Drumcondra, Dublin.
He described teacher training courses in Ireland as "overcrowded and far too short by international standards".
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