Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 63472

Teachers: Recruitment

Tabled: 27 June 2025
Answered: 24 July 2025
Named Day

Question

Mr Andrew Snowden

Conservative — Fylde

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent progress she has made in recruiting 6500 new teachers.

Answer

Catherine McKinnell
The department is committed to recruiting an additional 6,500 new expert teachers across secondary and special schools, and in our colleges, over the course of this Parliament.We have made significant progress on this pledge. The workforce has grown by 2,...
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