Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 113394

Teachers: Recruitment

Tabled: 12 February 2026

Answered: 26 February 2026

Named Day

Question

Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

Labour — Slough

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent progress has been made in recruiting 6,500 teachers.

Answer

Georgia Gould

We are making progress towards our pledge to recruit 6,500 additional teachers. The latest School Workforce Census reported 2,346 more secondary and special school teachers (FTE) in 2024/25 compared to 2023/24.The same publication also reported one of the...

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