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Teachers: Labour Turnover

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many teachers left the profession within five years of qualifying in the most recent year for which data is available.

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
22 Apr 2026
Target answer date
27 Apr 2026
Answer
29 Apr 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 22 Apr 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many teachers left the profession within five years of qualifying in the most recent year for which data is available.

  2. 27 Apr 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 29 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.Information on the school workforce in England, including the vacancy rate for teaching posts and the retention rate for teachers in state-funded schools, is publis...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

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