Source · Select Committees · Education Committee
Second Report - Teacher recruitment, training and retention
Education Committee
HC 119
Published 17 May 2024
Government response
1st Special Report - Teacher recruitment, training and retention: Government Response · published 16 Jan 2025
Recommendations & Conclusions
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Recommendation
Not Addressed
Para 78
Improve communication on different routes into teaching and their suitability for applicants.
Recommendation
We have heard that there remains a lack of awareness and understanding about the variety of routes into teaching and what routes into teaching are most appropriate for prospective teacher trainees. The Department should improve communication around the different routes …
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Government Response Summary
The government response simply repeats the recommendation without committing to any specific action.
Department for Education
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Conclusion
Not Addressed
Para 239
Accelerate efforts to reduce teacher working hours sooner than the current target.
Conclusion
We welcome the progress made towards reducing teachers working hours, acknowledging that the 5-hour reduction between 2016 and 2019 was a move in the right direction. However, workload remains a top concern for teachers. We welcome the Department’s ambition to …
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Government Response Summary
The government describes the launch of a new digital service 'Improve workload and wellbeing for school staff' which updates the previous Workload Reduction Toolkit. It commits to adding new resources and promoting the service, but does not address the urgency of reducing working hours.
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Conclusion
Not Addressed
Para 260
Make wraparound support widely available and delivered by appropriate organisations for non-school issues.
Conclusion
We are concerned that since the pandemic teachers are spending more time on addressing issues that would typically fall outside the remit of schools, including family conflict resolution and mental health support. Wraparound support must urgently be made more widely …
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Government Response Summary
The government states it does not believe defining school responsibilities would be helpful and mentions a future Child Poverty Taskforce strategy and existing SEND reforms, but does not commit to urgently making wraparound support more widely available by appropriate organisations.
Department for Education
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