Question follow-through · 42089
Further Education: Buckinghamshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help improve the recruitment and retention of staff in further education colleges in (a) Milton Keynes and (b) Buckinghamshire.
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 27 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 31 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 8 Apr 2025 · 12 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
27 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help improve the recruitment and retention of staff in further education colleges in (a) Milton Keynes and (b) Buckinghamshire.
31 Mar 2025
Target answer date
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8 Apr 2025
Answer published
The department recognises the vital role that further education (FE) staff and providers play in equipping learners with the opportunities and skills that they need to succeed in their education and to drive growth in our economy.The department will be sp...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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