Scottish primary school teachers should have the equivalent of a science Higher before they enter the profession, according to a group of experts.

BBC: Science qualification call for new primary teachers

The study, which began in May 2006, also found trainee doctors are now more likely to enter the medical profession at a later stage of life - the average age of respondents was 27, compared to 24 in 1995.

BBC: NEWS | Health | New women doctors 'outnumber men'

In a perfect world barbers would not need a license to cut hair, lawyers would not need expensive law degrees, and teachers could enter the profession with whatever relevant life experience they had accrued.

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Faced with a bleak jobs picture in their chosen profession, many workers will re-invent themselves in order to enter existing and new professions.

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