Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 77870

Teachers: Resignations

Tabled: 16 September 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025

Question

Connor Naismith

LabourCrewe and Nantwich

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that teachers are not pressured into leaving the profession.

Answer

Georgia Gould
No staff member should ever be pressured into leaving their job. Headteachers have the freedom to manage employment at their schools in accordance with the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document guidance for maintained schools and relevant employmen...

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