1. Being a teacher of English, Maths,
Science is more responsibility than
for teachers of other subjects
Britain’s Pupils Need You
In May and June 2014, we surveyed 100 secondary school teachers, and 500 Year 10-
13 pupils and that gave us views from the staffroom and the classroom in the UK’
The staffroom
Most rewarding aspects
of teaching is seeing
pupils change in a
positive way’
79%
That core subjects teachers are the best:
Maths
English
Science
It’s very important for
core subject teachers
to help pupils:
Reasons for becoming a
teacher is to make a
difference to children
69%
Pass exams:
Achieve dreams:
Encourage them:
80%
80%
60%
Over half say that core
subjects are the most
important for a pupil’s future
prospects
54%
75%
The classroom
Say they have helped a
pupil fulfil their potential in
life
93%
The most important subjects for success in life are:
79%
65%
64%
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It’s more important to
have a great Maths,
English or Science teacher
than it is to have a great
teacher of other subjects
Think core subjects
are very important to
help them pass their
exams
80%76%
63%
Say that it’s the
teacher and not the
subject that
determines their
favourite subject
22%
18%
12%
Core subjects are also pupils’
favourite subjects
58%
73%
71%
MathsEnglishScience
Maths
English
Science
The qualities of a good
teacher is to encourage
and believe in their
students
74%
believe Maths is the
most important subject
for success
79%
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