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Teachers: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the policy paper entitled Plan for Change, published on 5 December 2024, CP1210, at what grades new teachers will be recruited; and if she will publish recruitment targets by subject area.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
6 Jan 2025
Target answer date
8 Jan 2025
Answer
14 Jan 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 6 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the policy paper entitled Plan for Change, published on 5 December 2024, CP1210, at what grades new teachers will be recruited; and if she will publish recruitment targets by subject area.

  2. 8 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 14 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    ​​Recruiting and retaining more qualified, expert teachers is critical to the government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity and boost the life chances for every child. The within school factor that makes the biggest difference to a young pers...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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Pre-school Education: Standards

7 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the policy paper entitled Plan for Change, published on 5 December 2024, CP1210, how she plans to measure good development for school readiness; whether she plans to use teacher-completed Earl

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Department of Education: Special Advisers

24 Mar 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether complaints have been received in relation to the (a) conduct and (b) behaviour of special advisers to her Department since 4 July 2024.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Skills England

20 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether appointments to Skills England will be included in the Public Bodies Order in Council; and whether the chair appointment will be classified as a Significant Appointment.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Universities: Fees and Charges

17 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the UK-EU Summit - Common Understanding of 19 May 2025, what changes she plans to make to the university home fee status of students of EU/EEA nationality studying in (a) England, (b) Wales, (

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Teach First: Procurement

29 Aug 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of supplier neutral procurement branding requirements on Teach First schemes.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Arts: Finance

15 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether Policy Lab will fund the MANIFEST programme in 2025-26.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Children's Play: Curriculum

23 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of play-based (a) learning and (b) teaching as part of the (i) early years and (ii) Key Stage 1 curricula.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Universities: Admissions

23 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has issued guidance to universities on admissions based on the socio-economic background of the applicant.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Private Education: Discrimination

11 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to prevent discrimination against children from independent schools in the provision of public services.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Erasmus+ Programme

14 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an estimate of the yearly number of (a) EU students who will study in the UK and (b) UK students who will study in the EU when the Erasmus+ is fully operational.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Turing Scheme: Finance

14 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, further to the Cabinet Office press release, Young people from all backgrounds to get opportunity to study abroad as UK-EU deal unlocks Erasmus+, of 17 December 2025, whether the Turing scheme will be continued

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Erasmus+ Programme

22 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2026 to Question 101957 on Erasmus+ Programme, whether the National Agency will be an arms’ length body.