Cameron promises to make teaching the “new noble profession”

Cameron added that those graduating with higher grades in certain subjects could have student loans paid off, incentivising subjects like Maths and Science in which there is a severe shortage of teachers in schools.

Such a policy would include raising the standard entry and setting up a scheme called Teach Now, that would endeavour to encourage already successful professionals into the world of education.
Financial help for postgraduate teacher training, for those achieving third-class degree or lower, would be removed to discourage potentially ‘bad’ teachers.

Cameron told a school in south-east London that teaching would become the “new noble profession” and highlighted education systems abroad that deliberately promote teaching as a prestigious profession:

“Everyone remembers a teacher who made a difference through sheer force of personality.

“The quality of a teacher is the single most important factor in a child’s educational progress.”
General Secretary Christine Blower is not however convinced by a “reward the best and get rid of the worst” type scheme:

"Being 'brazenly elitist' could mean being brazenly exclusive of those potential teachers who through no fault of their own have had a tough time in achieving the necessary qualifications.

"Teaching is an extremely demanding profession and not everyone can do it, even those with first-class degrees.”