It is a “massive injustice” that some children are not taught by specialist maths teachers, the boss of government’s flagship maths scheme has warned.
But Charlie Stripp, director for the National Centre for Excellence in Teaching Mathematics, added it was “probably a mistake” schools with few specialists prioritise GCSE classes over key stage 3.
A total of 1,844 new maths teachers were recruited last year – 90 per cent of the government’s original target. But DfE had reduced its target in the subject.
Recent research found that nearly half of secondary schools have used non-specialists to teach at least some maths lessons.
