HC Deb 13 January 1992 vol 201 c449W
Mrs. Dunwoody

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what steps Her Majesty's Government intend to take to make the job of teaching more attractive.

Mr. Fallon

The Government's education reforms, including in particular the introduction of the national curriculum and local management of schools, will raise standards in schools and make teaching an increasingly fulfilling and attractive career. The establishment of a pay review body for teachers recognises and enhances the status of the profession. There was a 21 per cent. increase in the numbers entering teacher training in 1991. The changes in initial teacher training which my right hon. and learned Friend has recently proposed will make the profession still more attractive.