I do recognise that, where recruitment difficulties persist, teachers can be put under great pressure.

I am not good at dealing with the modern media. I have not felt I have been as effective as I should be.

Headteachers and governing bodies run schools and that won't change.

I want to give producers more financial security.

At different times I taught humanities, social sciences and pre-vocational education.

My Department has already recognised this and has been working specifically on the technical support issue since January and will offer advice to schools during the Autumn term.

In the 21st century when few of us stay in the same job all our lives, I would like to think there was flexibility so teachers could become social workers, or foster carers become teachers.