Teacher training

The latest news and analysis on how teachers are trained, including initial teacher training (ITT) – or initial teacher education (ITE) in Scotland – and the early career framework (ECF)

Thursday

23rd Jul 2026

Key teacher training funding now conditional on SEND content
The intensive training and practice grant will only be given to training providers that tailor their content to supporting pupils with SEND and adaptive teaching
New guidance sets out SEND requirements for ITT providers.

Wednesday

8th Jul 2026

Experts play down DfE role in teacher workforce recovery
The Department for Education has engineered ‘very little’ of a recovery in the teacher workforce, with factors beyond the government’s control playing a big part, says EPI
DfE ‘engineered very little’ of teacher workforce recovery

Thursday

18th Jun 2026

DfE proposes early years training shake-up
Government is consulting on two options for redesigning early years training so it leads to Qualified Teacher Status
An early years teacher reading to young children

Wednesday

17th Jun 2026

Supply and demand: we need more economics teachers
Economics is now the fifth most popular A-level subject – but access to the qualification is uneven, largely because of a shortage of specialist teachers
Container at docks

Thursday

11th Jun 2026

ECT induction abroad: the benefits for teachers and schools
AoBSO chair James McDonald outlines how more early career teachers are now completing their induction at British schools overseas – and why UK schools should welcome this
Visa stamps

Friday

5th Jun 2026

Experts at Hand guidance calls for ‘innovative’ staff deployment
DfE advice seeks to allay fears that severe shortages of staff such as educational psychologists will put the brakes on its Experts at Hand service, on same day as it reveals members of key SEND panel
Experts at Hand

Wednesday

20th May 2026

Teach First to be awarded flagship teacher training contract
The High Potential Initial Teacher Training programme will be a key part of the government’s plans to recruit 6,500 more teachers by the end of the current Parliament
Contract being signed
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Tuesday

19th May 2026

DSLs suffer ‘vicarious trauma’ and need supervision, say leaders
Designated safeguarding leads should be given ‘protected time’ for supervision support to help them cope with the stresses of the job, leaders tell a 91¶¶Òõ safeguarding event
DSL supervision
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Monday

11th May 2026

Early career teachers learning ‘a lot more’ from new framework
Verdict on initial teacher training and early career frameworks provided by first major poll since they were combined in 2025
Teacher in classroom
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Thursday

7th May 2026

Nearly a quarter of new teachers not entering profession, study reveals
Administration tasks and workload provide ‘reality shock’ as new teachers discover what the role is really like, UCL researchers find
Nearly quarter of new teachers not entering profession, study reveals

Tuesday

28th Apr 2026

Teaching about British Empire must improve, report finds
Teachers want more support in handling ‘difficult conversations’ about the British Empire, study shows after canvassing 1,000 teachers and 3,000 students
Empire map

Thursday

23rd Apr 2026

Big drop in DfE target for new teacher trainees
Music, physics and RE among the subjects that will see the biggest reductions in trainee ‘need’ for 2026-27, while there is also a large fall for the primary sector, DfE figures show
No vacancy sign