I congratulate the Secretary of State on the Department for Education being more than a third of the way through recruiting those 6,500 teachers. However, the Public Accounts Committee reported that schools with a high proportion of disadvantaged pupils faced the worst teacher shortages. Will she reassure me that extra effort will be put into recruiting and retaining teachers at these schools?

I thank the Secretary of State for her response and for the Government’s commitment to recruiting 6,500 new teachers. However, dyslexic children tend to leave school or education with disproportionately lower attainment levels. They are also over-represented in the criminal justice system and often have low self-esteem, much of which comes from their experience in educational settings. Will she outline how she will ensure that the recruitment of new teachers brings in those who can meet the education needs of dyslexic and neurodiverse children?

As a former teacher, I know that new school buildings not only help student progress but encourage teacher retention. Can the Minister confirm that new school buildings are indeed part of this Government’s programme for change? Will she commit to visiting Bradfields academy in my constituency, a specialist SEND school investing millions as part of the schools rebuilding programme?

This Government are hampering schools’ recruitment of new teachers. First they hiked up the cost through the increase in employer national insurance contributions; then the money promised to state schools from charging VAT on private school fees was spent on housing instead. Can the Secretary of State tell the House how much the increase in employer national insurance contributions will cost schools in total over this Parliament?