Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 1428
Teachers: East of England
Tabled: 23 July 2024
Answered: 26 July 2024
Named DayQuestion
Alistair Strathern
Labour — Hitchin
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of teachers in (i) Hitchin constituency and (ii) East of England.
Answer
Catherine McKinnellHigh-quality teaching is the factor that makes the biggest difference to a child’s education. There are now 468,693 full-time equivalent (FTE) teachers in state-funded schools in England, but the department must do more to recruit additional teachers, esp...
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