Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much the Government spent on the campaign to bring retired and ex-teachers back to teaching to cover covid-19 absences in December 2021.

As of 5 January, the spend relating to marketing and communications in support of the national appeal for former teachers to return to the profession is £3,882.69. This amount consists of:

• Design work for a toolkit of assets to be used by partners of the department: £2,227.80.
• Paid Search Advertising: £1,654.89.