Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 67957
Teachers: Training
Tabled: 15 July 2025
Answered: 23 July 2025
Question
Afzal Khan
Labour — Manchester Rusholme
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with (a) the Teaching Regulation Agency and (b) university providers on expanding initial teacher training places targeted at schools in disadvantaged areas.
Answer
Catherine McKinnellEvidence shows that high-quality teaching is the most important in-school factor that improves outcomes for children. The department has reformed initial teacher training and the early career induction to ensure that children in every area of England bene...
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