Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 104931

Supply Teachers: Pay

Tabled: 12 January 2026
Answered: 20 January 2026

Question

Dr Beccy Cooper

LabourWorthing West

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she made an assessment of the potential merits of amending the Supply Teachers and Temporary Staffing framework to require supply teachers to be paid in line with the national teacher pay scale.

Answer

Georgia Gould
The new iteration of the Supply Teachers and Temporary Staffing framework will remove excessive agency mark-ups through a cap on agency fees.It will not affect pay for supply teachers employed through agencies. This will continue to be set by agencies in ...

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