Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 109848

Supply Teachers: Conditions of Employment

Tabled: 30 January 2026

Answered: 26 February 2026

Named Day

Question

Olivia Blake

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of extending a Northern Ireland style Substitute Teachers Register to England in respect to ensuring supply teachers are not underpaid or maltreat

Answer

Georgia Gould

Schools, academies and local authorities are responsible for the recruitment of their supply teachers, which includes deciding whether to use private supply agencies to fill temporary posts or cover teacher absence.A supply teacher’s pay and working condi...

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