Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 1978

Teachers

Tabled: 26 July 2024
Answered: 5 August 2024

Question

Dan Carden

LabourLiverpool Walton

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of increasing the amount of time teachers are allocated to undertake (a) planning, (b) preparation and (c) assessment.

Answer

Catherine McKinnell
All teachers who participate in the teaching of pupils are entitled to reasonable periods of planning, preparation and assessment (PPA) time, which is a minimum of 10% of their timetable. This government is committed to resetting the relationship betwee...

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