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9 September 2026

Anger as another teacher training top-up course axed

Experts slam ‘unreasonable’ short-notice cuts to trainee chemistry courses

Samantha Booth

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More top-up teacher training programmes have been cut at short notice following a ministerial budget squeeze…….

Providers were given under 24 hours’ notice of the government’s decision to axe free chemistry subject knowledge enhancement (SKE) courses last week.

Officials have insisted the change was made to help target resources “where they are most needed” following a recruitment boom.

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