Education
Are children and young people getting the education they deserve?
Teacher recruitment, university tuition fees, school funding and Ofsted reform are all in flux. The Government pledged thousands of new expert teachers and has changed how schools are inspected. Whether recruitment keeps pace with need is the test.
What this means
The headline figure
6,500 teachersGovernment pledge for additional expert teachers in EnglandDfE School Workforce Census ↗as of 4 Jul 2024A pledge target. Recruitment is measured against the DfE School Workforce Census; delivery is tracked on the Parties pledge page.
Recruitment in shortage subjects such as maths, physics and languages has historically run below target, and retention of early-career teachers is a persistent challenge. Official workforce figures are published annually by the DfE.
Party pledges
What parties promised — and delivered
In the news
What the media is saying about education
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