The pressure is on for the government's teacher training programme to deliver results, with concerns remaining over how effective it will be in the long term. 

It's reported in the Telegraph that around one in six places on so-called Training Schools were unfulfilled at the start of the previous academic year, with experts warning the educational system will be in a "bad place" if the same situation occurs this time around.

In practice, the initiative is largely based around the same principles as NHS teaching hospitals, with trainees given on-the-job experience

Teaching School status is only available to facilities that have been rated "outstanding" by Ofsted, with those deemed to be suitable for the title benefiting from approximately £190,000 in government funding over a four-year period.

The £27 million per year scheme focuses on supporting those hoping for Darryl Mydat