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Teachers: Qualifications

Commons · Question 28693 · Tabled 4 Feb 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 12 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by Rosena Allin-Khan

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to reduce decision times for qualified teacher status applications.

Answer

Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 12 Feb 2025

Since 2021, the end-to-end process for becoming a teacher has been managed through the department’s digital services. This means that we have access to real-time recruitment data which allows us to identify the challenges that candidates are facing. From ...