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Teachers: Music

Commons · Question 43765 · Tabled 2 Apr 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 9 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Manuela Perteghella

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase recruitment of music teachers.

Answer

Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 9 Apr 2025

High-quality teaching is the most important in-school factor in determining a child’s educational outcomes. Recruiting and retaining additional numbers of qualified, expert teachers is therefore critical to the government’s mission to break down barriers ...