Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 2181

Teachers: Labour Turnover

Tabled: 29 July 2024
Answered: 2 September 2024

Question

Jon Pearce

LabourHigh Peak

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 High Peak constituency.

Answer

Catherine McKinnell
High-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 ensure it has the workforce need...

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