§ 26. Mr. Bob RussellTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what plans he has to encourage more students to become teachers. [29907]
§ Mr. ByersMaintaining teacher recruitment is one of the major challenges facing the Government. Our response to the first report of the Education Select Committee on teacher recruitment, which was published on 29 January, includes details of the action we are taking to encourage more students to become teachers. The Government also support the promotional campaign being run by the Teacher Training Agency which aims to attract high quality candidates in sufficient numbers to meet the needs of schools.