questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to reduce (a) permanent vacancies and (b) sickness absences among teachers.
answerText: Education is a devolved matter, and this response outlines relevant information for England only. Recent data shows that there are now over 468,000 full time equivalent (FTE) teachers in state funded schools in England, which is an increase of 27,000 (6%)...
heading: Teachers: Sick Leave and Vacancies