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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending levelling up premium payments to teachers in training with initial teacher training providers in disadvantaged communities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending levelling up premium payments to teachers in training with initial teacher training providers in disadvantaged communities.
Mathematics, physics, chemistry and computing secondary school teachers in the first five years of their career who work in eligible schools have been able to claim Levelling Up Premium (LUP) payments of up to £3,000 after tax since September 2022. For the 2024/25 and 2025/26 academic years, the department is doubling the LUP payments to eligible school teachers to up to £6,000 per year after tax and extending the offer to key science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and technical subject teachers in all further education colleges for the first time.
A new school teacher receiving a £6,000 LUP will have an income equivalent of at least a £38,570 starting salary next year, even before accounting for the next pay award.
The number of teachers that have received LUP payments by region are below:
| Sum of claims by academic year | |
Region | 2022/23 | 2023/2024 |
East of England | 337 | 371 |
East Midlands | 421 | 401 |
London | 1112 | 1170 |
North East | 238 | 251 |
North West | 762 | 790 |
South East | 304 | 314 |
South West | 241 | 246 |
West Midlands | 603 | 594 |
Yorkshire and The Humber | 597 | 603 |
Total | 4615 | 4740 |
The number of teachers that have received LUP payments by subject are below:
| Sum of claims by academic year | |
Subject | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
Mathematics | 2518 | 2609 |
Physics | 459 | 456 |
Chemistry | 1044 | 1101 |
Computing | 595 | 574 |
Total | 4615 | 4740 |
The LUP is primarily designed to incentivise the retention of specialist teachers in the disadvantaged schools it targets, but it may also support recruitment by encouraging teachers to take up posts in these schools.
It is too early to fully evaluate the impact of the LUP, but it is possible to draw on evidence from the predecessor pilots which informed it. For example, a University College London (UCL) evaluation of the Mathematics and Physics Teacher Retention Payments pilot found that teachers who received these £2,000 after tax payments were 23% less likely to leave teaching. Furthermore, an evaluation of Early Career Payments assessed they reduced the likelihood of teachers leaving by 37% for the £5,000 payments, and 58% for the £7,500 payments.
Mathematics, physics, chemistry and computing trainees starting school initial teacher teaching (ITT) in the 2024/25 academic year can already benefit from tax free bursaries worth £28,000 and scholarships worth £30,000. These ITT incentives are a national offer and are not differentiated sub-nationally. This is because teachers often teach in a different school or area to that they trained in. The Levelling Up Premium is paid to school teachers once they are qualified and is therefore targeted sub-nationally to incentivise them to work in the schools most in need.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of the levelling up premium payments for school teachers on recruitment of teachers in shortage subjects.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of the levelling up premium payments for school teachers on recruitment of teachers in shortage subjects.
Mathematics, physics, chemistry and computing secondary school teachers in the first five years of their career who work in eligible schools have been able to claim Levelling Up Premium (LUP) payments of up to £3,000 after tax since September 2022. For the 2024/25 and 2025/26 academic years, the department is doubling the LUP payments to eligible school teachers to up to £6,000 per year after tax and extending the offer to key science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and technical subject teachers in all further education colleges for the first time.
A new school teacher receiving a £6,000 LUP will have an income equivalent of at least a £38,570 starting salary next year, even before accounting for the next pay award.
The number of teachers that have received LUP payments by region are below:
| Sum of claims by academic year | |
Region | 2022/23 | 2023/2024 |
East of England | 337 | 371 |
East Midlands | 421 | 401 |
London | 1112 | 1170 |
North East | 238 | 251 |
North West | 762 | 790 |
South East | 304 | 314 |
South West | 241 | 246 |
West Midlands | 603 | 594 |
Yorkshire and The Humber | 597 | 603 |
Total | 4615 | 4740 |
The number of teachers that have received LUP payments by subject are below:
| Sum of claims by academic year | |
Subject | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
Mathematics | 2518 | 2609 |
Physics | 459 | 456 |
Chemistry | 1044 | 1101 |
Computing | 595 | 574 |
Total | 4615 | 4740 |
The LUP is primarily designed to incentivise the retention of specialist teachers in the disadvantaged schools it targets, but it may also support recruitment by encouraging teachers to take up posts in these schools.
It is too early to fully evaluate the impact of the LUP, but it is possible to draw on evidence from the predecessor pilots which informed it. For example, a University College London (UCL) evaluation of the Mathematics and Physics Teacher Retention Payments pilot found that teachers who received these £2,000 after tax payments were 23% less likely to leave teaching. Furthermore, an evaluation of Early Career Payments assessed they reduced the likelihood of teachers leaving by 37% for the £5,000 payments, and 58% for the £7,500 payments.
Mathematics, physics, chemistry and computing trainees starting school initial teacher teaching (ITT) in the 2024/25 academic year can already benefit from tax free bursaries worth £28,000 and scholarships worth £30,000. These ITT incentives are a national offer and are not differentiated sub-nationally. This is because teachers often teach in a different school or area to that they trained in. The Levelling Up Premium is paid to school teachers once they are qualified and is therefore targeted sub-nationally to incentivise them to work in the schools most in need.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the number of teachers who have received levelling up premium payments for school teachers since May 2022 by (a) region and (b) subject.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the number of teachers who have received levelling up premium payments for school teachers since May 2022 by (a) region and (b) subject.
Mathematics, physics, chemistry and computing secondary school teachers in the first five years of their career who work in eligible schools have been able to claim Levelling Up Premium (LUP) payments of up to £3,000 after tax since September 2022. For the 2024/25 and 2025/26 academic years, the department is doubling the LUP payments to eligible school teachers to up to £6,000 per year after tax and extending the offer to key science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and technical subject teachers in all further education colleges for the first time.
A new school teacher receiving a £6,000 LUP will have an income equivalent of at least a £38,570 starting salary next year, even before accounting for the next pay award.
The number of teachers that have received LUP payments by region are below:
| Sum of claims by academic year | |
Region | 2022/23 | 2023/2024 |
East of England | 337 | 371 |
East Midlands | 421 | 401 |
London | 1112 | 1170 |
North East | 238 | 251 |
North West | 762 | 790 |
South East | 304 | 314 |
South West | 241 | 246 |
West Midlands | 603 | 594 |
Yorkshire and The Humber | 597 | 603 |
Total | 4615 | 4740 |
The number of teachers that have received LUP payments by subject are below:
| Sum of claims by academic year | |
Subject | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
Mathematics | 2518 | 2609 |
Physics | 459 | 456 |
Chemistry | 1044 | 1101 |
Computing | 595 | 574 |
Total | 4615 | 4740 |
The LUP is primarily designed to incentivise the retention of specialist teachers in the disadvantaged schools it targets, but it may also support recruitment by encouraging teachers to take up posts in these schools.
It is too early to fully evaluate the impact of the LUP, but it is possible to draw on evidence from the predecessor pilots which informed it. For example, a University College London (UCL) evaluation of the Mathematics and Physics Teacher Retention Payments pilot found that teachers who received these £2,000 after tax payments were 23% less likely to leave teaching. Furthermore, an evaluation of Early Career Payments assessed they reduced the likelihood of teachers leaving by 37% for the £5,000 payments, and 58% for the £7,500 payments.
Mathematics, physics, chemistry and computing trainees starting school initial teacher teaching (ITT) in the 2024/25 academic year can already benefit from tax free bursaries worth £28,000 and scholarships worth £30,000. These ITT incentives are a national offer and are not differentiated sub-nationally. This is because teachers often teach in a different school or area to that they trained in. The Levelling Up Premium is paid to school teachers once they are qualified and is therefore targeted sub-nationally to incentivise them to work in the schools most in need.
Is it not the case that apprenticeship achievements have gone up by 22% over the past year, that over 90% of apprentices who complete their apprenticeship get good jobs or good skills, and that starts are going up, too? Is it not also the case that we now have more than 690 quality apprenticeship standards in everything from aeronautics to zoology, and that any attempt to dilute the apprenticeship levy would not only destroy the number of starts but harm achievement? It is this side of the House that is building an apprenticeship and skills nation.
Is it not the case that apprenticeship achievements have gone up by 22% over the past year, that over 90% of apprentices who complete their apprenticeship get good jobs or good skills, and that starts are going up, too? Is it not also the case that we now have more than 690 quality apprenticeship standards in everything from aeronautics to zoology, and that any attempt to dilute the apprenticeship levy would not only destroy the number of starts but harm achievement? It is this side of the House that is building an apprenticeship and skills nation.
During his time as a Minister, my right hon. Friend helped to completely rebuild the apprenticeship system, introducing higher-quality standards. Apprenticeships are now longer, better and have more off-the-job training, with proper independent assessment at the end. They are more valued by employers and we have seen 5.8 million starts since 2010. He is an incredible advocate for further education. Following him in this role, I learnt very quickly that I had big shoes to fill. I look forward to working with him to ensure that we continue delivering in this area.
Education Questions
The following are extracts from Education questions on 11 March 2024.
…The Minister talks powerfully about apprenticeships, but why does he think that young people are now half as likely to be on an SME apprenticeship than they were when the levy was introduced?
I hugely respect the hon. Gentleman. I...
Education Questions
The following are extracts from Education questions on 11 March 2024.
…The Minister talks powerfully about apprenticeships, but why does he think that young people are now half as likely to be on an SME apprenticeship than they were when the levy was introduced?
I hugely respect the hon. Gentleman. I...
Higher Education Institutions: International Students
The following are extracts from Education questions on 11 December 2023.
As I said to the hon. Lady, we have something like 689,000 international students and our target is 600,000 a year.
[Official Report, 11 December 2023, Vol. 742, c. 605.]
Letter of correction from the Minister for Skills,...
Higher Education Institutions: International Students
The following are extracts from Education questions on 11 December 2023.
As I said to the hon. Lady, we have something like 689,000 international students and our target is 600,000 a year.
[Official Report, 11 December 2023, Vol. 742, c. 605.]
Letter of correction from the Minister for Skills,...
T-levels
The following is an extract from Education q uestions on 11 December 2023.
Not content with being in the anti-apprenticeship party, given her plans to weaken the apprenticeship levy and halve the number of apprenticeships, the hon. Lady is also taking on the mantle of T-level denier. We have 18 T-levels;...
T-levels
The following is an extract from Education q uestions on 11 December 2023.
Not content with being in the anti-apprenticeship party, given her plans to weaken the apprenticeship levy and halve the number of apprenticeships, the hon. Lady is also taking on the mantle of T-level denier. We have 18 T-levels;...
A key principle behind the Government's plan for education is to give teachers and school leaders the freedom to use their professional judgement to decide the structure of their schools’ workforce that best meets the needs of their pupils.
Financial information on Local Authority maintained schools, including spending on supply...
A key principle behind the Government's plan for education is to give teachers and school leaders the freedom to use their professional judgement to decide the structure of their schools’ workforce that best meets the needs of their pupils.
Financial information on Local Authority maintained schools, including spending on supply...
Students: Cost of Living
What steps she is taking to help support students with the cost of living.
[906624]
What steps she is taking to help support students with the cost of living. [906632]
This year and last year, the Government have provided £94 billion of cost of living support in England. In education,...
Students: Cost of Living
What steps she is taking to help support students with the cost of living.
[906624]
What steps she is taking to help support students with the cost of living. [906632]
This year and last year, the Government have provided £94 billion of cost of living support in England. In education,...
Draft Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2023
The following is an extract from the Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee on the draft Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2023 on 12 July 2023 .
He talked about the budget, but he will know that 99.6% of...
Draft Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2023
The following is an extract from the Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee on the draft Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2023 on 12 July 2023 .
He talked about the budget, but he will know that 99.6% of...
Adult and Further Education
The following are extracts from the estimates day debate on adult and further education on 5 July 2023.
I also think that it is important that we do not paint just a partial picture. We should look at the 10% uplift in T-level funding, the £300 million that...
Adult and Further Education
The following are extracts from the estimates day debate on adult and further education on 5 July 2023.
I also think that it is important that we do not paint just a partial picture. We should look at the 10% uplift in T-level funding, the £300 million that...
Motion to consider. Agreed to on question.
Motion to consider. Agreed to on question.
Safety of School Buildings
The following are extracts from the Opposition day debate on the Safety of Schools Buildings on Tuesday 23 May 2023.
Despite the shadow Minister’s grudging mention of a successful bid to the £450 million condition improvement fund announced yesterday, I congratulate Farringdon Community Academy in her constituency on...
Safety of School Buildings
The following are extracts from the Opposition day debate on the Safety of Schools Buildings on Tuesday 23 May 2023.
Despite the shadow Minister’s grudging mention of a successful bid to the £450 million condition improvement fund announced yesterday, I congratulate Farringdon Community Academy in her constituency on...
Lifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill
The following is an extract from Third Reading of the Lifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill on Wednesday 3 May.
The hon. Member for Warwick and Leamington spoke on Report about T-levels, and I am proud that the number of T-level students has gone...
Lifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill
The following is an extract from Third Reading of the Lifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill on Wednesday 3 May.
The hon. Member for Warwick and Leamington spoke on Report about T-levels, and I am proud that the number of T-level students has gone...
Amendment 9 to clause 1 negatived on division (5 to 7). Amendment 7 to clause 1 negatived on division (5 to 8). Amendment 8 to clause 1 negatived on division (5 to 8). Amendment 1 to clause 1 negatived on question. Clauses 1 and 2 agreed to. Amendment 12 to clause 3 negatived on division (5 to 8). Clause 3 agreed to. Bill to be reported, without amendment. Written evidence reported to the House.
Amendment 9 to clause 1 negatived on division (5 to 7). Amendment 7 to clause 1 negatived on division (5 to 8). Amendment 8 to clause 1 negatived on division (5 to 8). Amendment 1 to clause 1 negatived on question. Clauses 1 and 2 agreed to. Amendment 12 to...
Amendment 3 to clause 1 negatived on division (5 to 9). Amendment 4 to clause 1 negatived on division (5 to 9). Amendment 5 to clause 1 negatived on division (5 to 9). Amendment 11 to clause 1 negatived on division (5 to 8). Clause 1 under consideration.
Amendment 3 to clause 1 negatived on division (5 to 9). Amendment 4 to clause 1 negatived on division (5 to 9). Amendment 5 to clause 1 negatived on division (5 to 9). Amendment 11 to clause 1 negatived on division (5 to 8). Clause 1 under consideration.
Programme motion agreed to. Written evidence (Reporting to the House) motion agreed to. Motion to sit in private agreed to. Examination of witnesses.
Programme motion agreed to. Written evidence (Reporting to the House) motion agreed to. Motion to sit in private agreed to. Examination of witnesses.
Examination of witnesses. Written evidence reported to the House.
Examination of witnesses. Written evidence reported to the House.
The department has worked alongside colleagues at the Home Office to explore what support can be made available for both Ukrainian students continuing their study remotely from the UK, and those studying at UK institutions.
Universities in Ukraine are striving to maintain the education of their students under extremely challenging...
The department has worked alongside colleagues at the Home Office to explore what support can be made available for both Ukrainian students continuing their study remotely from the UK, and those studying at UK institutions.
Universities in Ukraine are striving to maintain the education of their students under extremely challenging...
Motion to consider. Agreed to on question.
Motion to consider. Agreed to on question.