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STEM Subjects: Teachers

Commons · Question 119280 · Tabled 10 Mar 2026 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 20 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of levels of teacher recruitment in STEM subjects in the last academic year.

Answer

Answered by Georgia Gould, 20 Mar 2026

Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.The department is seeing real progress. On top of an increase of 2,346 teachers (full-time equivalent) in secondary and special schools between 2023/24 and 2024/25,...