Question follow-through · 119280
STEM Subjects: Teachers
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of levels of teacher recruitment in STEM subjects in the last academic year.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 10 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 12 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 20 Mar 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of levels of teacher recruitment in STEM subjects in the last academic year.
12 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
20 Mar 2026
Answer published
Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.The department is seeing real progress. On top of an increase of 2,346 teachers (full-time equivalent) in secondary and special schools between 2023/24 and 2024/25,...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Arts: Schools
24 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how she supports arts programs in schools.
Children: Digital Technology
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Schools: Citizenship
13 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department supports schools in implementing programs teaching children about civic responsibility in a digital age.
Schools: STEM Subjects
14 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether children in rural schools have equitable access to advanced STEM programs.
Environment Protection: Education
14 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how schools are encouraged to teach students about the long-term environmental impact of human activity.
Schools: Finance
22 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of inflation on school budgets in this academic year.
Schools: Finance
22 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support schools with deficits under the national funding formula.
Schools: Finance
22 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools in England required emergency financial support from her Department in the most recent financial year.
Teachers: Vacancies
22 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the vacancy rate is for teaching posts in secondary schools in England.
Teachers: Labour Turnover
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