FORMER teachers are among those being encouraged to get back into the profession by North Yorkshire County Council.

An information event on getting back into teaching will be held to explain more about the profession, in an effort to improve teacher recruitment in the region.

The North Yorkshire’s Secondary School Improvement Partnership is working with the county council to run the Inspire, Lead, Teach campaign to ensure the county’s secondary schools can recruit and retain teachers effectively and efficiently.

The event will be held on Wednesday, October 11, between 3.30pm and 6.30pm, at County Hall, Northallerton, but information can also be found at inspireleadteach.co.uk

County Councillor Patrick Mulligan said: "We want to make sure that great teachers continue to train and work with us."