What politicians want to create is irreversible change because when you leave office someone changes it back again.
At different times I taught humanities, social sciences and pre-vocational education.
However, the Government has made it clear that we do not encourage the recruitment of teachers from developing nations where there may be an adverse effect on the economy.
I do recognise that, where recruitment difficulties persist, teachers can be put under great pressure.
It is a very unusual sector and the one thing I would ask of them is to understand that for most of them one-third of their films are being financed by the taxpayer and that carries huge accountability and responsibility.
If we can modernise the workforce, make them better qualified, have this framework of qualifications, then I think they have a very good case for more money.
