20 of the 25 participants are now intending to enter teacher training. Taster courses offer an effective introduction to the world of teaching - encouraging suitably qualified individuals to enter teacher training. The early signs of success are encouraging. Nationally, participation this year in teacher training courses in these subjects has fallen well short of government targets1.
Participants also meet teachers for whom teaching is a second career.
They are proving to be an effective means of encouraging people to take the next step and enter teacher training. Teacher Training Agency 2.