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Supply Teachers: Lancashire

Commons · Question 56929 · Tabled 3 Jun 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 11 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support supply teachers in (a) Fylde constituency and (b) Lancashire.

Answer

Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 11 Jun 2025

Supply teachers perform a valuable role and the department is grateful for their important contribution to schools.Schools and local authorities are currently responsible for the recruitment of their supply teachers. There are various approaches to provid...