HC Deb 11 February 1999 vol 325 cc330-1W
22. Mr. Blizzard

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what plans he has to make teaching a more attractive career. [68894]

Mr. Khabra

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what steps he is taking(a) to attract graduates into and (b) to raise the status of the teaching profession; and if he will make a statement. [68890]

Mr. Charles Clarke

In October 1998 we announced a package of measures to address particular recruitment difficulties, including financial incentives and funding for local recruitment advisers. Over time the proposals in the Teachers' Green Paper, 'teachers—meeting the challenge of change' will raise the status of the teaching profession, make it a more attractive profession and attract a greater share of the able and talented into teaching.