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By Anna Moloney Young people no longer want to become teachers and older career-switchers are increasingly stepping in to fill the gap. So why is the government cutting funding for a programme that’s proven to help? Asks Anna Moloney Laura Armstrong was a secondary school teacher for 15 years before it all became too much. Some days, she didn’t even go to the toilet or eat lunch. “Because I couldn’t. It was break time and I got 10 minutes and I had students coming in asking me questions, and then I had to prep for my next lesson,” she told me. The toll was physical; she would come home every d…

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