Question follow-through · 104102
Teachers: Labour Turnover
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what analysis her Department has undertaken of the role of (a) maternity pay and (b) family-friendly employment conditions in levels of retention of experienced teachers.
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 7 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 12 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 17 Feb 2026 · 41 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
7 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what analysis her Department has undertaken of the role of (a) maternity pay and (b) family-friendly employment conditions in levels of retention of experienced teachers.
12 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
17 Feb 2026
Answer published
The government is committed to tackling recruitment and retention challenges and supporting teachers to stay in the profession and thrive. We recognise women aged 30-39 are the largest group of leavers from the teacher workforce. To address this, we are t...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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