“This is a positive move which we hope will lead to more graduates joining the profession in the coming years, particularly in subjects where teacher shortages are currently being most keenly felt.
“However, this alone is not going to solve the recruitment and retention crisis. We also need to look at ways to reduce workloads and tackle some of the other factors that lead to such high numbers of teachers leaving the profession after only a couple of years.
“Keeping teachers in the profession in the long term, allowing them to develop skills and experience and eventually consider transition into leadership roles – that is how to build a sustainable education workforce for the future. There is a lot more work to be done to make this happen.”