NSW trainee teachers face tough test

By EducationHQ News Team
Published June 4, 2014

Trainee teachers in New South Wales will have to pass a tough literacy and numeracy test before they head out into classrooms.

SYDNEY, June 4 AAP - Education Minister Adrian Piccoli has announced separate literacy and numeracy trial tests for teacher education ...

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NSW trainee teachers face tough test

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