Teaching degrees fail to get a pass mark: review

By Matthew Knott, Henrietta Cook
Updated March 15 2015 - 10:28am, first published February 13 2015 - 10:22am
Australian Catholic University Vice-Chancellor Greg Craven, who headed the government review into teacher education. Photo: Joanna Mather
Australian Catholic University Vice-Chancellor Greg Craven, who headed the government review into teacher education. Photo: Joanna Mather
Australian Catholic University Vice-Chancellor Greg Craven, who headed the government review into teacher education. Photo: Joanna Mather
Australian Catholic University Vice-Chancellor Greg Craven, who headed the government review into teacher education. Photo: Joanna Mather
Australian Catholic University Vice-Chancellor Greg Craven, who headed the government review into teacher education. Photo: Joanna Mather
Australian Catholic University Vice-Chancellor Greg Craven, who headed the government review into teacher education. Photo: Joanna Mather
Australian Catholic University Vice-Chancellor Greg Craven, who headed the government review into teacher education. Photo: Joanna Mather
Australian Catholic University Vice-Chancellor Greg Craven, who headed the government review into teacher education. Photo: Joanna Mather

Too many teaching degrees are mired in theory, lack practical training and are not equipping new teachers with the skills to teach students maths and science, a federal government review into teacher education has found.