Further questions have been raised over the “shambolic” state of recruitment to teacher training after it was claimed that a lack of government planning could lead to thousands of trainees failing to get a job in two years’ time.
Latest figures suggest that the allocations for graduates starting secondary training courses in September next year will be about a third higher than the number of teachers required, meaning that many could be left unemployed.
Experts say that while some subjects, such as maths and physics, will continue to experience shortages, others including geography, history and PE may see more trainees coming through than there are jobs for.
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