The Scottish Government will launch a campaign to encourage more teachers to enter the teaching profession, the Education Secretary announced at the Scottish Learning Festival in Glasgow on Wednesday 23 September 2015.<\/p>\n
The recruitment campaign will particularly focus on attracting teachers to STEM subjects \u2013 science, technology, engineering and maths.<\/p>\n
Ms Constance also announced funding for projects to boost resources for schools in disadvantaged areas to the audience of teachers and education experts at Scotland\u2019s biggest education event at the SECC.<\/p>\n
The \u2018Inspiring Teachers\u2019 campaign will feature figureheads from Scottish business, industry, media and science, sharing their memories of the teachers that inspired them and helped them get where they are today.<\/p>\n
Ms Constance said:<\/p>\n
\u201cWe hope that the #inspiringteachers campaign will attract more high-quality, passionate teachers into the profession, particularly in science, technology, engineering and maths where we know there is a demand.”<\/p>\n
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