Fixing the shortage of specialist science and maths teachers will be hard, not impossible
- Written by Simon Crook, Honorary Associate, School of Physics, University of Sydney
About 40% of Australian physics teachers will retire in the next 10 years.Photo by jeshoots.com/Unsplash, CC BY
Across Australia, we are facing a massive shortage of specialist mathematics and science teachers, particularly in physics and chemistry. With imminent retirements and poor retention rates, this problem will only get worse. It has already...
Read more: Fixing the shortage of specialist science and maths teachers will be hard, not impossible