Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 7153

Science: Teachers

Tabled: 4 October 2024
Answered: 14 October 2024

Question

Andrew Pakes

Labour (Co-op)Peterborough

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the number of science teachers in Peterborough constituency in the 2023-24 academic year; and if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the number of science tea

Answer

Catherine McKinnell
​​​​​High quality teaching is the factor that makes the biggest difference to a child’s education. There are now 468,693 full-time equivalent teachers in state-funded schools in England, but this government must do more to ensure the country has the workf...

This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 7153) →