Teachers: Recruitment
Commons · Question 7553 · Tabled 7 Oct 2024 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Munira Wilson
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to recruit 6500 teachers; and what her Department's planned timetable is for this recruitment.
Answer
Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 14 Oct 2024
The within-school and -college factor that makes the biggest difference to a child’s outcome is high quality teaching, but there are shortages of qualified teachers across the country. This is why this government will work with the sector to deliver its p...