Could this article in the Guardian of January 4th be about the shortage of Latin teachers and the way the professional bodies, JACT, ARLT etc, are coping? (Answer at the bottom of the article extract)

Much as it might want to, it can't magic up greater numbers of specialist teachers in the short term, so it has focused its attentions on upping the quality of non-specialists. "We have produced five training CDs covering different topics to support non-specialist teachers," says Sandford-Smith. "We've also set up several regional -------- networks, where specialist teachers give up their time to promote best practice. We want all teachers to have the confidence not to stick blindly to the curriculum and the tests on the page."

But there are limits. Most --------- teachers agree that the curriculum has already been made as accessible as it can be. "Any further reduction in the rigour of the syllabus would amount to serious dumbing down," warns Butlin. So educators need to find a way of conveying the enthusiasm for the subject that will inspire students to take that intellectual step up to join them. It is a tough call; but it is possible.

"I was expecting to find --------- hard," says Gibel Gapare, "and all my friends thought I was mad to do it. But what I wasn't expecting was for it to be so much fun."



Answer: Physics.