Quarter of schools in England lack a physics teacher, analysis finds

<p>Institute of Physics says ‘critical’ shortage means 700,000 pupils are deprived of a subject specialist</p><p>A quarter of state secondary<strong> </strong>schools in England will start the new term with no dedicated physics teacher, with schools in poorer areas worst affected, analysis has found.</p><p>The lack of specialists<strong> </strong>means more than half (58%) of pupils studying for a science GCSE will have the physics component taught by a teacher who has not studied a physics-related subject beyond the age of 18.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/sep/02/quarter-schools-england-lack-physics-teacher">Continue reading...</a>