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摘要

Latest figures released by the Training and Development Agency for Schools on recruitment make interesting reading. They confirm that 70% of inquiries about becoming a teacher are now from professionals considering a career switch. In 2008-9, there were about 10,000 applications from career changers. In the first eight months of 2009-10, there have been 13,500, with a further jump expected in the next few months.