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There is no greater responsibility
There is no greater responsibility than teaching the next generation.
Head teachers, teachers and support staff deserve support and
respect.There are now over 28,000 more teachers and 105,000 more
support staff than in 1997; graduate teacher applications are up 70 per
cent; average salaries are up by more than 30 per cent.The remodelling
of the school workforce is benefiting staff and helping to tailor
provision to pupil need.We will now go further – to intensify in-service
training for teachers, to widen further routes into teaching, to help
more teachers and pupils get the benefit of the range of support staff
now working in schools, from learning mentors to music and arts
specialists. The goal is clear: every pupil with extra support in their
weakest subjects and extra opportunities in their strongest.