Secondary Education: Teachers
Commons · Question 118638 · Tabled 6 Mar 2026 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Edward Morello
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure adequate numbers of qualified physics teachers in secondary schools.
Answer
Answered by Georgia Gould, 16 Mar 2026
The government’s Plan for Change is committed to recruiting an additional 6,500 new expert teachers across secondary and special schools and our colleges over the course of this Parliament.In 2023/24, just 17% of the postgraduate initial teacher training ...