Looking for future teachers 26 January 2018

For inquisitive and enterprising professionals, the new traineeship 'Trainees in education' ('Trainees in onderwijs') offers a training to become teac...

How do we tackle the teacher shortage? 15 December 2017

The growing shortage of teachers is a well-known issue. Universities are committed to increasing the number of university-educated teachers, including...

Status holders are preparing for teacher training 04 December 2017

In November 2017, six status holders attended an introduction training course on Dutch education at ICLON.

How to retain older teachers for secondary education 15 September 2017

Dissatisfied older teachers regularly quit teaching before reaching retirement age. In her dissertation, PhD candidate Ietje Veldman advocates specifi...

'Qualified classroom teachers are a necessity' 10 September 2017

There is a shortage of teachers in secondary education. That is why more and more unqualified teachers are appointed.

Cognitive tool for the swamp 13 June 2017

Fred Janssen is curious about how best to teach students and students to gain a good understanding of complex ‘swamp situations’. This is the subject ...

88 graduate teachers 04 April 2017

On March 31, 2017, graduates of the teacher education programme received their diploma.

Leiden University offers teacher training programme for status holders 23 February 2017

Refugees who are eligible for residence in the Netherlands can follow a teacher training programme at Leiden University from September 2017. The prog...