Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 13768

Teachers: Labour Turnover and Recruitment

Tabled: 29 June 2026
Answered: 7 July 2026

Question

Sir John Hayes

ConservativeSouth Holland and The Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her department is taking to address the recruitment and retention of teachers in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.

Answer

Georgia Gould
In February, the department published our delivery plan, which sets how we will recruit 6,500 secondary, special school and further education teachers over the course of this Parliament. We are already seeing positive signs that our investment is deliveri...

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