Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 109283
Schools: Staff
Tabled: 28 January 2026
Answered: 2 February 2026
Named DayQuestion
Sarah Edwards
Labour — Tamworth
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department provides to (a) schools and (b) Multi-Academy Trusts on appropriate staffing levels; and what assessment she has made of trends in the level of overstaffing in (i) maintained school
Answer
Georgia GouldThe department supports school leaders by providing a range of resources, including commercial resources and benchmarking tools. This includes our school staffing guidance, designed to help employers in all schools with staffing and employment issues, and...
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