BRADFORD East MP Imran Hussain (pictured) has called on the government to do more to tackle the widespread national problem of new teacher recruitment he claims is holding back education in Bradford.
Figures released by the National Audit Office (NAO) show that despite spending £700 million a year on recruiting and training new teachers, the government has missed their recruitment targets for the fourth year in a row.
A Bradford Council survey found 58 per cent of primary schools and 63 per cent of secondary schools in the district face recruitment issues, with a specific subject specialism shortage within the secondary sector in science, maths and English.
Mr Hussain said: "Quite simply, education in Bradford, which lies at the bottom of the league tables, cannot improve without enough teachers."
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