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Teachers: Recruitment

Commons · Question 6000 · Tabled 4 Oct 2024 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 14 Oct 2024

Question

Asked by Damian Hinds

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish the pupil number projections by phase of education for her plan to recruit 6,500 expert specialist 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 ...