"I congratulate the Teacher Training Agency in achieving a turnaround in student recruitment but there is no substitute for levels of pay which sustain the attractiveness of the profession over time or getting rid of student fees which have hit young people hard, " he said.
Tony Lee, publisher of CareerCast.com, says the profession has always been ranked among the worst jobs due to low pay, high levels of stress from working under deadlines, a poor hiring outlook and the requirement to be on duty twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.