They need to have the right skills and deep subject knowledge to help their pupils.
Ministers believe linear exams will be more rigorous and help students develop deeper subject knowledge than the current modular system.
"There is nothing particularly new in the idea of primary school teachers requiring more maths subject knowledge, " said general secretary Christine Blower.
"The key issue which emerged in English is ... disturbing: trainees' subject knowledge required significant improvement in over three-quarters of the courses inspected, " he says.
One of the first pilot schemes to be financed by the fund is a residential programme for primary and secondary teachers aimed at deepening their subject knowledge.
True, prospective teachers need to be taught the basics of how to cope with kids in the classroom, but the main emphasis should be on subject knowledge rather than methodology.
The current discussion about 21st century skills leads classrooms and other learning environments to encourage the development of core subject knowledge as well as new media literacies, critical and systems thinking, interpersonal and self-directional skills.
Serious problems have been identified in the quality of pre-service teacher training, in terms of both subject matter knowledge and skills in the field of teaching that are necessary to be effective in the classroom.
In addition to the argument about the competency-based education approach presenting a poor simulacrum of the traditional higher education experience, there is also the nagging question as to whether the students who pursue this type of accreditation have truly gained the same level of subject area knowledge and expertise as those who have slogged through four years of course work.
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They laughed constantly together, often on the subject of their mutual knowledge of dwelling in the American South.
"Pupils need to experience history as a coherent subject which develops their knowledge, thinking and understanding, especially their chronological understanding, and I hope the current review of the National Curriculum will recognise the importance of this, " said chief inspector Christine Gilbert.
But I wrote it because I have a certain amount of knowledge about the subject.
Having built companies in this space, he brings a great deal of knowledge to this subject.
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For his colleagues, Mike Baker was known for his generosity and his deep knowledge of his subject.
Even with my limited knowledge of the subject, I know that earthworms are not parasites and certainly do not like apples.
Anyone with the most rudimentary knowledge on the subject understands this is akin to equating Macallan 25 year-old Scotch with hillbilly moonshine.
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The researchers also found that doctors and nurses had a poor knowledge of the subject - few were actually aware of the problems that can occur.
These goals can be achieved by ensuring that teachers in other disciplines are also focusing on reading and writing to build knowledge within their subject areas.
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Whatever you think of the man's style, you've got to admire his pluck. (McQueen's, I mean.) As for Heller, you can't gainsay his knowledge of the subject.
Professor Jason Seitz of Georgia Perimeter College said the game helped his students tie all of the concepts in his course together to develop a deeper understanding and knowledge of the subject.
The central ethical tension in all research involving humans, in America as elsewhere, is a conflict between the best interests of the subject and the gain in knowledge that will benefit later generations.
But Mr Brown refuses to acknowledge what almost everyone with any knowledge of the subject can see: what might have been sensible politics a few years ago is not necessarily the basis for a long-term approach to pensions provision.
Education Secretary Michael Gove said the proposals would "emphasise our commitment to boosting the status of the profession by toughening up the recruitment process and ensuring that all new teachers have a real depth of knowledge in their subject".
With a knowledge of his subject as deep as his love for his wife Chaz, Roger Ebert will be remembered for the strength of his work, respected for his courage in the face of illness, and revered for his contribution to filmmaking and to our city.
No doubt all of the above is potentially true, but can it be assumed that better knowledge of calculus or any subject taught in school will advance us economically?
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The four subject areas were valued by potential employers more than any specialist knowledge, says Mr Moore.
What allowed me to tackle the subject and offer advice was the confidence I had in my personal knowledge.
Exposure to parents and other relatives who speak Korean has given Kim some knowledge of the language -- she can generally understand the subject matter of the conversation -- but she can't read it and doesn't enunciate well.
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He was said to have encyclopaedic knowledge of the railway world, after devoting his life to the subject.
The chart features a prominent bump, toward the low end of the knowledge spectrum, where people feel qualified to dish on a given subject, despite their relative lack of wisdom.
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