Written question asked by Lord Kempsell (Conservative) on Wednesday, 22 July 2026, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 5 August 2026. It was answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern (Labour) on Wednesday, 5 August 2026 on behalf of the Department for Education.
Teachers: Recruitment
- Question
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To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made towards their target to recruit 6,500 extra teachers by 2029.
- Answer
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We have now achieved 4,654 of the 6,500 additional teachers pledge, equivalent to 71.6% of the target, compared with the 2023/24 baseline. This includes 3,008 more teachers in secondary and special schools in 2025/26 and 1,646 more teachers in the statutory further education sector and school-based providers in 2024/25.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- HL2546
- Session
- 2026-27
- Subjects
- Recruitment Teachers
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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- 2026-08-05 16:45:15 +0100
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