Question follow-through · 3783

Teachers: Performance Appraisal

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of teachers placed on (a) support plans and (b) informal capability procedures in each of the last five years.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
21 May 2026
Target answer date
2 Jun 2026
Answer
2 Jun 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 21 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of teachers placed on (a) support plans and (b) informal capability procedures in each of the last five years.

  2. 2 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 2 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    The department sets out the broad statutory requirements that maintained schools must follow and recently updated non-statutory guidance in relation to teacher appraisal, including informal support arrangements, which is available at: https://assets.publi...

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