National policy · Academic workforce and careers · United Kingdom
Department for Education publishes national survey of further education teachers and leaders
The Department for Education has published a survey of further education teachers, leaders and managers. It covers their experiences, perceptions and intentions, based on fieldwork carried out between November 2025 and January 2026.
Why it matters: Further education teachers, leaders and managers at statutory providers, independent training providers and adult community learning providers are the subject of the published findings.
The Department for Education published findings on 29 October 2026 from a national online survey that explored the experiences, perceptions and intentions of further education teachers, leaders and managers.
The survey ran from 6 November 2025 to 5 January 2026 and covered staff at statutory provider types, independent training providers and adult community learning providers.
The National Foundation for Educational Research produced the 157-page findings report and a 319-page technical report on methodology for the department.
Editor’s view
Sarah Williamson, Teaching, Digital and AI Editor
The findings concern further education teachers, leaders and managers across statutory, independent training and adult community learning providers, and the accompanying technical report sets out how each survey question was analysed.
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