More teaching jobs look set to be created to keep pace with an increase in new school places.

The government has announced that a further £2.35 billion will be used to ease the education pressures of a rising population. An initial £5 billion was already earmarked to create new school places, but the new funding will ensure money is available until 2017.

Education secretary Michael Gove announced the plans and said it is imperative this capital investment is used to ensure that every child has a place in school. 

He said: "We have more than doubled funding for new places to £5 billion in this parliament. By May 2013, this investment had already helped to create an additional 260,000 school places with more still to come."

A recent increase in the UK's birth rate has seen many primary schools struggle to admit all the children which need a place and the issue has been most acute in urban areas.

Mr Gove added the money should give local authorities in cities the certainty they needed to draw up long-term plans.

David Simmonds, chair of the Local Government Association's (LGA's) children and young people board, said the LGA has been calling for increased funding to ensure school places and with this announcement parents will feel more assured of their children's future.

He added: "Local authorities want to provide a good education for every child in their area and this money will help them ensure places are available and plan strategically for the future."

The need for more primary teaching jobs in London has been particularly pressing as Peter John, Labour councillor and London Councils' executive member for children's services, explained the capital needs 118,000 new places by 2016. He welcomed the funding announcement and called it a "step in the right direction".