Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to his Answer of 22 March 2022 to Question 141972, what steps he has taken to ensure that his Department learns lessons from the initial call for volunteers to re-enter the teaching profession; and if he will make a statement.
The department is extremely grateful to all the teachers who responded to the campaign. Each one is making a difference to the education of the pupils they are teaching and makes a valuable contribution to our aim of maintaining face-to-face education in schools.
As a result of this campaign, the department has further improved our engagement with the supply sector and we maintain regular contact with a wide range of stakeholders including trade unions, supply agencies and trade bodies, to monitor the supply market.