Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 7154

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 steps her Department is taking to improve the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of science teachers in Peterborough constituency.

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...

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