§ 17. Ms Bridget PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what recent action she has taken to increase teacher recruitment. [14647]
§ Mr. TimmsBetter rewards, status and working conditions have already helped to deliver more teachers in maintained schools in England than at any time since 1984. We have pledged to secure at least a further 10,000 by 2006. In addition, training bursaries and Golden Hellos have reversed an eight-year decline in recruitment to initial teacher training. This year, numbers of trainees have risen for the second year in a row, to their highest level since 1994/95.