The new schools minister has said he wants to see an undergraduate teaching apprenticeship offered “as an option” in order to address teacher recruitment woes.
His comments set him apart from his predecessor Nick Gibb, who long opposed a route for teachers without a degree to take an apprenticeship route into the profession.
At present, the only teaching apprenticeship available is a level 6 postgraduate qualification, meaning applicants need to have already obtained a university degree.
Department for Education officials and a “trailblazer” group of sector officials have been working on the feasibility of an undergraduate teaching apprenticeship for years.
