Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 29519

Teachers: Labour Turnover

Tabled: 6 February 2025
Answered: 17 February 2025

Question

Munira Wilson

Liberal DemocratTwickenham

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help increase the retention of teachers when they become parents.

Answer

Catherine McKinnell
The within school factor that makes the biggest difference to a young person’s educational outcome is high quality teaching. Recruiting and retaining more qualified, expert teachers is therefore critical to the government’s mission to break down barriers ...

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