6,500 additional teachers delivery plan

Initial teacher training and education, Policy Documents, Recruitment, Retention, Subject and skills shortages, Workforce data and planning

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Date: 2026

Author/s: Department for Education

Keywords: policy; DfE strategy; 6,500 new teachers; teacher vacancies; retention; shortage subjects

Summary:

This policy paper sets out the government’s strategy for delivering its pledge to provide 6,500 additional teachers. The document outlines progress on the pledge, reports on small improvements in trends in secondary teacher recruitment and recruitment of teachers in STEM subjects as well as recruitment to initial teacher training based in schools in 2025-2026.

Reference: Department for Education (2026). Policy paper. 6,500 additional teachers delivery plan. Department for Education

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