Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to support teachers wishing to take on leadership positions within schools.

The department is delivering the single biggest programme of teacher development ever undertaken in this country and investing further in the skills and careers of teachers.

We will deliver 500,000 teacher training and development opportunities by 2024, giving all teachers and school leaders access to world-class, evidence-based training and professional development at every stage of their career.

This includes supporting school leaders to develop their expertise through delivering three refreshed leadership National Professional Qualifications (NPQs) in Senior Leadership, Headship, and Executive Leadership.

The government is investing £184 million in NPQs in this parliament, and have confirmed that our fully-funded scholarships for leaders at all levels will be continued for the next two years.