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Teachers: Recruitment

Commons · Question 5986 · Tabled 4 Oct 2024 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 14 Oct 2024

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Asked by Damian Hinds

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 30 July 2024 to Question 887 on Teachers: Recruitment, which subjects are included in the 6,500 target for new expert teachers.

Answer

Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 14 Oct 2024

The within-school and -college factor that makes the biggest difference to a child’s outcomes is high quality teaching. Although overall teacher numbers in state-funded schools in England have increased from 453,820 full-time equivalent (FTE) in November ...