Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 53727

Teachers' Pensions: Supply Teachers

Tabled: 20 May 2025
Answered: 29 May 2025

Question

Martin Wrigley

Liberal DemocratNewton Abbot

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to take steps to (a) help reduce the pay-gap for supply teachers in comparison to full-time teachers and (b) create a pathway for supply teachers to access the Teachers' pension scheme.

Answer

Catherine McKinnell
Supply teachers make a valuable contribution to our schools.A supply teacher’s pay and working conditions will depend on who employs them. Supply teachers employed directly by a state maintained school or local authority must be paid in accordance with th...

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