Written Question·Department for Education·UIN HL1667

Schools: Governing Bodies

Tabled: 6 July 2026

Answered: 17 July 2026

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to introduce a national system for monitoring vacancies on the boards of trustees of schools and colleges.

Answer

There are no immediate plans for a national vacancy monitoring system, but colleges supply unfilled vacancy data for further education (FE) governors, which helps us to understand vacancy rates in FE colleges. The department closely monitors the statistic...

ⓘ

This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN HL1667) →