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Teachers: Labour Turnover

Commons · Question 29519 · 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 her Department is taking to help increase the retention of teachers when they become parents.

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 ...