England's schools are suffering from worsening teacher shortages, particularly in key subjects including physics and maths, MPs have warned.
In a highly critical report, the Commons Education Select Committee said the Government had missed recruitment targets five years in a row.
And it called for urgent action, including a stronger focus on retaining teachers and a cap on the number of hours they work.
The report suggests "recruiting new teachers has consistently been the Government's focus to address shortages".
It added: "While recruiting sufficient new teachers is, of course, necessary, the Government should place greater emphasis on improving teacher retention.
"Not only is this a more cost-effective way to tackle some of the issues, but more teachers staying in the profession for longer would strengthen the pool of leadership positions."
Chris Keates, general secretary of the NASUWT teaching union, said: "This report should act as a wake-up call to ministers that falling back on sticking plaster solutions such as the failed National Teaching Service will do nothing to address the systemic causes of the teacher supply crisis."
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