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New Education secretary resumes work to grow the early years workforce

The new education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, has resumed and expanded the existing Department for Education recruitment campaigns, including the one for the early years workforce.
The new education Secretary Bridget Phillipson shared a photo at her new desk in the DfE on Monday  PHOTO X
The new education Secretary Bridget Phillipson shared a photo at her new desk in the DfE on Monday PHOTO X

As one of her first steps since being appointed education secretary on Friday, Phillipson has resumed and expanded its flagship teacher recruitment campaign, ‘Every Lesson Shapes a Life’, and its education recruitment campaign, ‘Share Your Skills’.

Every Lesson Shapes a Life was launched in 2018. It directs candidates to the Get into Teaching website, where they can access support and advice from teacher training advisers, a dedicated contact centre and a national programme of events.

The education secretary has also begun work to deliver on the new Government’s pledge to recruit 6,500 teachers.

Today she will write to all education workforces to ‘make it clear the valuable role they will play in this Government’s agenda for change.’

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