One in three maths teachers lack degree

MORE than one in three secondary school maths teachers are not graduates in the subject, it has been revealed.

Fine Gael education spokesman Brian Hayes, who received the information from the Department of Education, said it was worrying that more than 2,000 maths teachers did not have a maths degree.

Figures show that only 3,858 of the 5,900 maths teachers at second level are qualified in the subject.