Pupils Hit By Lack of Specialists

TOO many pupils are being denied the chance to find out if they are good at physics because of a shortage of specialist teachers, according to research published today.

A study at the University of Buckingham called for colleges and schools to share physics lecturers to help ease the shortage. Teaching physics as a separate subject to pupils from the age of 13 would help more youngsters develop an interest, the studysaid.

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