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)
Friday
29th Apr 2022
Need to know: Ofsted, exam exemptions and wellbeing
A roundup of 91¶¶Òõ’ most popular news and features articles from the past week, including confirmation on exam exemptions for students with long Covid, Ofsted’s five-year strategy and new teacher wellbeing data
The pandemic changed ITT, but is it for the better?
Teacher training institutions adapted to the pandemic and now those changes are not only staying but they could change how the whole system operates, finds Dan Worth
Thursday
21st Apr 2022
Scrapped early-career payment scheme boosted teacher retention
New report shows positive impact of ditched DfE scheme as schools continue to face shortages of maths and science teachers
DfE raises new teacher targets to tackle expected leaver ‘rebound’
Government says more than 32,000 trainees will be needed next academic year
Monday
11th Apr 2022
ITT: £650-a-day advisers to ensure ‘smooth market exit’ for providers
The new ‘market quality associates’ will also support successful ITT providers to provide new ‘high-quality design, content and delivery’
AI could help teachers spot learning difficulties
Using AI can help teachers to assess information and draw conclusions about whether a pupil has a learning difficulty, new research shows