Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 14245

Teachers: Migrant Workers

Tabled: 29 June 2026

Answered: 7 July 2026

Question

Jonathan Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had discussions with the Home Secretary on taking steps to reduce barriers to the recruitment and retention of international teachers in shortage subjects, including Modern Foreign Languages.

Answer

Georgia Gould

Recruiting and retaining expert teachers is critical to the government’s mission to break down the barriers to opportunity for every child. While our focus is on increasing the number of high-quality domestic teachers, international teachers make a valuab...

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