Half of maths teachers unqualified

ALMOST half of those who teach maths in secondary schools have no qualification in teaching the subject, a study has found.

The finding is contained in a report on “out-of-field teachers” who are teaching maths, carried out at the University of Limerick.

The report, by Dr Máire Ní Ríordáin and Dr Ailish Hannigan, of the National Centre for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching and Learing (NCE-MSTL), is based on a survey of principals and teachers of maths from a representative national sample of post-primary schools.