Writing for the BBC, Hannah Richardson reports on new Sutton Trust research regarding the educational backgrounds of teachers.

The number of Oxford and Cambridge graduates teaching in state schools has nearly doubled to 11,000 in the past 12 years, a report says.

The Sutton Trust education charity report says education is the top area of employment for Oxford graduates.

Teach First, which recruits top graduates into teaching, said the profession’s status had been raised.

 

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