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Sonia Strnad

Sonia Strnad is a teacher educator at the UCL Institute of Education. She taught economics across state and independent secondary schools for 11 years.

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Just 15 trainees for this popular subject? The DfE must act
More than 46,000 students took A-level economics this year but the subject has had fewer than 100 new specialist teachers since 2019. The government needs to make this staff shortage a priority, argues academic Sonia Strnad
Secondary
7 October 2026
Why the DfE needs to address the teacher shortage for economics in schools
We need better data on teacher recruitment for all subjects
While subjects such as economics and psychology have soared in popularity in recent years, we still lack basic data on how many teachers are actually being recruited to teach them, warns this academic
Secondary
4 August 2026
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Supply and demand: we need more economics teachers
Economics is now the fifth most popular A-level subject – but access to the qualification is uneven, largely because of a shortage of specialist teachers
Secondary
17 June 2026
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