Written questions

Teachers' Pensions: Supply Teachers

Commons · Question 53727 · Tabled 20 May 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 29 May 2025

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to take steps to (a) help reduce the pay-gap for supply teachers in comparison to full-time teachers and (b) create a pathway for supply teachers to access the Teachers' pension scheme.

Answer

Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 29 May 2025

Supply teachers make a valuable contribution to our schools.A supply teacher’s pay and working conditions will depend on who employs them. Supply teachers employed directly by a state maintained school or local authority must be paid in accordance with th...