Financial incentives are to be offered to help recruit more Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic teachers in Wales.
Around 1.3% of school teachers in Wales identify as being from an ethnic minority background compared to 12% of students, according to the latest Annual Education Workforce Statistics.
In response to the study and recommendations made by a working group advising on the creation of a new curriculum, the Welsh Government has published a new plan on Friday to promote teaching as a career among BAME communities.
The strategy will be put into force from 2022, includes offering monetary benefits to those who sign up for teacher training courses.
Education and Welsh language minister Jeremy Miles said: “It is simply not good enough that fewer than 2% of teachers are from an ethnic minority background.
“That is why we are launching this much-needed plan, so that we have a workforce that better reflects the population of Wales.
“Importantly, increasing diversity in schools should not only apply to areas where there is a higher proportion of people from ethnic minority backgrounds, but across the whole of Wales.”
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