The government only reached 63% of its target number for new maths teacher trainees this year.

A new report predicts 10 of 17 secondary subjects will not recruit enough trainee teachers next year.

The government said it was offering bursaries to attract "the brightest and the best" in shortage subjects.

The struggle to recruit trainee teachers affects secondary schools most - with maths, physics, computing and languages all below target numbers.

The new analysis, published on Wednesday by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER), said teacher shortages had reached a "critical state" - citing pay and workload as crucial factors.

Maths is one of the most pressing challenges because every pupil studies it until the age of 16.

An experienced PE teacher, Jo Gritt, is part of the solution at The Gryphon School, a large secondary in the Dorset town of Sherborne.

Mrs Gritt is usually seen in sports kit with a whistle round her neck, but from September she will be taking a maths class.

The last time she studied maths was at A-level, but this year she has retrained alongside her job after the school got funding as part of a national programme aimed at boosting maths teaching in schools.

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