Recommendation 19

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