Question follow-through · 36787

Now Teach

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of renewing her Department's contract with Now Teach, in the context of meeting teacher recruitment targets.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
10 Mar 2025
Target answer date
12 Mar 2025
Answer
8 Apr 2025 · 29 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of renewing her Department's contract with Now Teach, in the context of meeting teacher recruitment targets.

  2. 12 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 8 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    Career changers make a valuable contribution to the teaching profession and the department remains committed to recruiting and supporting them into initial teacher training, including as part of our efforts to recruit an additional 6,500 new expert teache...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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Childcare

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School Rebuilding Programme

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School Rebuilding Programme: Concrete

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Department of Education: Written Questions

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