School leaders and teachers have warned the government that the experience of armed forces personnel will not automatically make them great teachers.
From September, people leaving the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force who have a degree can enrol on teacher training programmes with an additional £2,000 bursary.
And from January, ex-service personnel without degrees will be able to enrol on a two-year, school-based, salaried training programme.
The latter group will become the only teachers who are allowed to train without a degree.
Schools minister David Laws said pupils would benefit from the “experience, background and skills" that ex-military personnel had gained during their tours of duty. He added: “We want to capture the ethos and talents of those leaving the armed forces, and bring this experience into teaching. We know that our highly skilled service men and women can inspire young people and help raise educational attainment."
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