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.

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

Before this government came to power, many failing schools were simply allowed to drift on in a pattern of continuing failure. The government is determined to break that pattern and is successfully doing so.

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.

I was head of the Sixth Form Centre when I left the school.

The need for improved technical support in schools has expanded as the Government and schools have increased their investment in information and communications technologies.

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.