Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 104936

Supply Teachers: Workplace Pensions

Tabled: 12 January 2026
Answered: 27 February 2026

Question

Dr Beccy Cooper

LabourWorthing West

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve supply teachers’ access to the teachers’ pension scheme under the new Supply Teachers and Temporary Staffing framework.

Answer

Georgia Gould
The Teachers’ Pensions Regulations currently provide for supply teachers to participate in the teachers’ pension scheme (TPS) where they are employed by a scheme employer. These are local authorities, academies and further education colleges. This include...

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