Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 15513

Teachers: Recruitment

Tabled: 2 July 2026
Answered: 10 July 2026

Question

Mr Andrew Snowden

ConservativeFylde

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many additional teachers the Government expects to be recruited by the end of the Parliament.

Answer

Georgia Gould
This government is committed to recruiting 6,500 new expert teachers as part of our Plan for Change, because we know that high-quality teaching is the biggest in-school and college factor that contributes to better pupil outcomes.In February, we published...

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