Written questions

Teachers: Employment Agencies

Commons · Question 41023 · Tabled 25 Mar 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 7 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Dame Caroline Dinenage

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of education recruitment agencies on the number of teachers finding jobs via her Department's teaching vacancies service; and if she will make an estimate of

Answer

Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 7 Apr 2025

Schools spend an estimated £75 million a year on recruitment advertising. Teaching Vacancies is a leading job listing service and 98% of secondary schools and 75% of primary schools have signed up to post their vacancies, for free. The department estimate...