Teachers: Languages
Commons · Question 118689 · Tabled 9 Mar 2026 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 20 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Sir Andrew Mitchell
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support schools to recruit qualified modern languages teachers in the West Midlands.
Answer
Answered by Georgia Gould, 20 Mar 2026
High quality teaching is the in-school factor that has the biggest positive impact on a child’s outcomes. This is why the government’s Plan for Change is committed to recruiting an additional 6,500 new expert teachers across secondary and special schools,...