Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 56979

Supply Teachers: Labour Turnover

Tabled: 3 June 2025
Answered: 11 June 2025

Question

Martin Wrigley

Liberal DemocratNewton Abbot

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of supply teaching arrangements on workforce retention (a) in general and (b) among teachers with protected characteristics.

Answer

Catherine McKinnell
Research conducted by the department in 2023 included findings on the estimated average daily cost of a supply teacher to a school and estimated average daily take-home pay of supply teachers, by phase. The leader survey and supply teacher survey found th...

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