New initiatives need to be considered in order to get teachers to relocate to the Isle of Man.
That's the admission from the Department of Education and Children which says it's trying to better market the Island to those looking for jobs.
The department says it cannot compete with academies in the UK which can set their own levels of pay.
And chief executive Ronald Barr says there are other things putting people off taking up the profession here:
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