Source · Select Committees · Education Committee
Recommendation 19
19
Acknowledged
Rethink decision to cut Now Teach funding and introduce specific bursaries for career changers.
Recommendation
The Department should urgently rethink the decision to cut funding for Now Teach as career changers are an important group that have the potential to positively contribute towards improving secondary teacher numbers. Further, the Department should introduce more paid routes into teaching and a bursary specifically for those making a career change. The value of this bursary should be determined on a multi- year basis to help improve the stability of these routes, benefiting both applicants and Initial Teacher Education providers. (Paragraph 89) 78 Teacher recruitment, training and retention
Government response summary AI-generated
The government acknowledges the value of career changers but has no plans to reintroduce funding for Now Teach, although it will keep the matter under review; they will continue to promote salaried routes into teaching.
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Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government · verbatim extract
Acknowledged
We do not believe there is a need to introduce a bursary specifically for career changers. We announce the above financial incentives for ITT at the start of each recruitment cycle, meaning that career changers are made aware of the support on offer a year before courses commence. We avoid making substantial changes to the incentives year-on-year where possible, but occasionally this is necessary to respond to the impact of the economy and the changing need for new teachers.
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