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Question follow-through · 77869

Teachers: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to ensure that schools do not use non-disclosure agreements to require teachers to take settlement agreements.

answeredDepartment for Education

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A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.

Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
16 Sept 2025
Target answer date
13 Oct 2025
Answer
20 Oct 2025 · 34 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 16 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to ensure that schools do not use non-disclosure agreements to require teachers to take settlement agreements.

  2. 13 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 20 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    No staff member should ever be pressured into leaving their job. Headteachers have the freedom to manage employment at their schools in accordance with the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document guidance for maintained schools and relevant employmen...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

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Extended Services

10 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support schools with provisions for wraparound care.

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Pupils: Attendance

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Teachers: Labour Turnover

8 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the impact of workload and workplace wellbeing on teacher retention; and if her Department will publish a dedicated teacher retention strategy that prioritises mental health and

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Schools: Travel

17 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has plans to review the statutory safe walking route distance of three miles for school travel.

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Special Educational Needs

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