Tories pledge teacher training cash

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Support for three organisations, Teach First, Teaching Leaders and Future Leaders, which recruit and train top teachers, would be "substantially increased", he said.

This would allow them to expand to all areas of England and branch out into primary schools.

Teach First recruits top graduates and trains them to teach in challenging secondary schools. Teaching Leaders develops middle leaders, such as heads of departments, and Future Leaders aims to develop the next generation of school leaders to work in challenging schools.

Mr Gove said the Tories also plan to fund an "incubator" to allow graduates of these three programmes to work with chains of academies to form new management teams that can take over schools deemed to be "failing" by Ofsted. They would also work with parents' groups to start new schools.

Mr Gove said: "Our support for these three brilliant programmes will train many more great teachers, especially in schools that have problems.

"It is also hugely encouraging that alumni of these three groups are eager to start new schools. The equivalent programme - Teach for America - has been crucial to the success of Charter schools in America, such as the 'Knowledge is Power' Schools that President Obama is supporting."

Charter schools are founded by parents, teachers or other organisations that receive public money, but are not subject to the same rules as other state schools.

Schools Minister Vernon Coaker said: "While it's good to see the Tories finally realising that great teachers are the key to children's success at school, Michael Gove's warm words are undermined by his plan to cut spending on schools from next year. This would mean fewer teachers, fewer teaching assistants and bigger class sizes. That's the last thing parents want.

"Teaching has been transformed from a demoralised profession in 1997 to the number one choice for graduates today. But we want to go even further, which is why we are already doubling successful programmes like Teach First to fast-track the best graduates into teaching."