The Recruitment of Teachers

Part of 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education — Postponed from 8 November – in the Senedd at 2:10 pm on 15 November 2017.

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Photo of Kirsty Williams Kirsty Williams Liberal Democrat 2:10, 15 November 2017

Thank you very much, Joyce. We are currently working with the sector to promote the profession, as I said, and our incentive scheme for priority subjects that is available to eligible students now. My recent announcement regarding amendments to the scheme, such as including computer science as a top priority, will be available to eligible students from September 2018. We are also working to launch a national recruitment campaign. We've had great success in Government with regard to the ‘Train. Work. Live.’ scheme that the Cabinet Secretary for health has introduced for doctors and nurses, and we're looking to build upon that Welsh brand and other aspects of public service to recruit the very best into the teaching profession.