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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 ...