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Teachers: Labour Turnover

Commons · Question 29425 · Tabled 6 Feb 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 14 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by Mark Pritchard

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish a strategy to improve the retention of teaching staff in schools.

Answer

Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 14 Feb 2025

The within school factor that makes the biggest difference to a young person’s educational outcome is high-quality teaching. Recruiting and retaining more qualified, expert teachers is therefore critical to the government’s mission to break down barriers ...