Source · Select Committees · Education Committee
Recommendation 12
12
Rejected
Expand teacher retention payments according to subject and regional demand, reviewing eligibility.
Recommendation
We welcome the initial success of existing retention payments such as the Levelling Up Premium and Early Career Payments. The Department should expand the Levelling Up Premium and Early Career Payments according to subject and regional demand. We have heard concerns about the restriction of these payments to Education Investment areas and that they may be needed elsewhere. The eligibility criteria for these payments should be reviewed periodically in order to adapt and respond to shortages; a national roll out of these payments should be considered if they continue to be a success. (Paragraph 73) Teacher recruitment, training and retention 77
Government Response Summary
The government implicitly rejects the recommendation to expand the Levelling Up Premium and Early Career Payments, citing challenging fiscal circumstances and the need to make difficult funding decisions.
Government Response
Rejected
HM Government
Rejected
The government has inherited a challenging set of fiscal circumstance and needs to make difficult decisions to restore economic stability, including focusing funding where it is needed most to deliver the best outcomes for children and young people.