Aspiring teachers will now get an unlimited number of attempts to pass the entry test into the profession, the Government announced this week.
People who wanted to be teachers who failed the assessment three times in a row were previously blocked from resitting the test for two years – but now the "lock-out" period has been removed.
The Government hopes to ease the recruitment crisis with the change to the entry test, as it argues that it will allow “ambitious graduates” to join the profession as soon as they are ready.
Candidates still need a degree for graduate training – but would-be teachers also have to pass professional skills tests in numeracy and literacy before they are allowed in the classroom.
More rigorous entry tests were introduced by former education secretary Michael Gove in 2012 to ensure that teachers had the highest standards of English and maths.
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