Teachers: Veterans

Department for Education written question – answered at on 1 February 2016.

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Photo of Nicholas Dakin Nicholas Dakin Shadow Minister (Education)

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the retention rate is of teachers recruited through the Troops to Teachers scheme.

Photo of Nick Gibb Nick Gibb Minister of State (Education)

There has only been one cohort to complete to date. The retention rate for this cohort was 76 per cent.

The current retention rate for cohort 2 is 90 per cent, and for cohort 3 it is 96 per cent.

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