Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much has been spent on supply teacher pay by state-funded schools in England in the last five years.
The Department does not hold information on spending specifically on the pay of supply teachers but does hold information on the total amount spent on supply teachers (including such costs as insurance and agency fees). The figures are given in the tables below:
Supply teacher spend by local authority maintained schools in England
Financial year | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 |
Total supply teacher spend | £906.1m | £766.3m | £743.3m | £811.6m | £820.8m |
Supply teacher spend by academy schools in England
Academic year | 2010/11 | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | 2014/15 |
Total supply teacher spend | Not collected | £98.8m | £211.2m | £354.1m | Not available yet |
Data is published annually for: