Schools: Labour Turnover
Commons · Question 29517 · Tabled 6 Feb 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 17 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Munira Wilson
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to implement a staff retention strategy in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools.
Answer
Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 17 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 ...