Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 119280

STEM Subjects: Teachers

Tabled: 10 March 2026

Answered: 20 March 2026

Question

Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of levels of teacher recruitment in STEM subjects in the last academic year.

Answer

Georgia Gould

Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.The department is seeing real progress. On top of an increase of 2,346 teachers (full-time equivalent) in secondary and special schools between 2023/24 and 2024/25,...

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