Part of 1. 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education – in the Senedd at 1:50 pm on 22 March 2017.
We understand—we’ve conducted a number of workforce surveys recently and we’ve created, of course, the Education Workforce Council, which will report on these matters in more detail in due course. But we understand that one of the issues that are most important in people taking decisions about where they will live and where they will work is the working environment itself, and by treating teachers with respect, we are ensuring that they are valued in society, valued in the schools, and by putting in place reforms that are supported and funded. You were in the committee this morning and you heard the debate on the additional learning needs Bill. In Wales, that is being funded; in England, it isn’t being funded. That demonstrates how we don’t just institute reforms to teaching methodology, methods and mechanisms, but we also support them. I think that that will be valued and appreciated by teachers.