Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 19189

Teachers: Sick Leave

Tabled: 15 July 2026

Question

Linsey Farnsworth

LabourAmber Valley

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what is the total number of school days lost by teaching staff due to the incidence of infectious disease in (a) primary (b) secondary schools in England in the school years 2024/25 and 2025/26 and the proporti