If bringing up the next generation is important, why aren't they the best qualified, the best paid? Why aren't we as concerned about their career progression as we are about those who work in the education or health services?

I know there are things I did in education that will never be reversed. I have not done that in film yet because I have only been here for about nine months.

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

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.

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

What politicians want to create is irreversible change because when you leave office someone changes it back again.

By creating useful job descriptions and making clear what qualifications should be expected, the Department aims to help improve schools' ability to recruit the right people.