I recently saw an ad by the Teacher Development Agency for new teachers. It struck me as odd as there now so many teachers who don't have a hope of finding work mainly due to the new workforce rules which allow non qualified staff into classes.

I sent them an e-mail asking for information on how much they spend on advertising. Thee figures blew me away.

They spent an unbelievable £8, 082,722.42 on advertising in several formats during 2007-2008. This represents a £500,000 increase from the previous year. That would be enough to employ almost 400 teachers. The money that is thrown at these education quangos is becoming obscene.