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Teachers: Labour Turnover

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the impact of workload and workplace wellbeing on teacher retention; and if her Department will publish a dedicated teacher retention strategy that prioritises mental health and

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
8 Jun 2026
Target answer date
10 Jun 2026
Answer
19 Jun 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 8 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the impact of workload and workplace wellbeing on teacher retention; and if her Department will publish a dedicated teacher retention strategy that prioritises mental health and

  2. 10 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 19 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    In February, the department published our delivery plan, setting out how we will recruit an additional 6,500 secondary, special school and further education teachers over the course of this Parliament, including retaining more teachers to keep the skills ...

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