Question follow-through · 3784
Teachers: Performance Appraisal
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure (a) support plans and (b) informal capability procedures are appropriately used to (i) improve staff performance and (ii) retain staff.
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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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Recorded timeline
21 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure (a) support plans and (b) informal capability procedures are appropriately used to (i) improve staff performance and (ii) retain staff.
2 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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2 Jun 2026
Answer published
The Department has established policies for managing both performance and underperformance, with an emphasis on early, supportive intervention to help staff succeed and remain in their roles.Line managers are expected to work with staff to put in place ap...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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