Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 42762

Teachers: Labour Turnover and Recruitment

Tabled: 31 March 2025
Answered: 8 April 2025

Question

Max Wilkinson

Liberal DemocratCheltenham

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase levels of recruitment and retention of teachers in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools.

Answer

Catherine McKinnell
High quality teaching is the most important in-school factor to a child’s educational outcomes. Recruiting and retaining more qualified, expert teachers is critical to the government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity and boost the life chanc...

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