Ms Fiona Longmuir:

Absolutely. Something that we have found in our research of various different systems is that world class education systems have a couple of things in common. There is a commitment to inclusion across the board from a very young age. That early intervention for these kinds of things is key. Subject-specific continuing professional development for teachers also comes through quite strongly in world class education systems, where teachers are able to engage in a creative and ongoing way with their subjects. That improves teaching outcomes and teacher retention. That comes through really strongly. I do not have information on the various systems for apprenticeships that are in place to hand but those two things have come through really strongly in our previous research on education systems overall.