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)

Tuesday

23rd Nov 2021

‘Grave concerns’ over teacher mentoring
Lack of time for school mentoring puts Early Career Framework and teacher training placements at risk, providers warn

Wednesday

17th Nov 2021

Covid ‘surge’ in teaching applications over, heads warn
The NAHT also predict an ‘exodus’ of leaders from the profession after the pandemic

Monday

15th Nov 2021

iQTS pilot to begin next September
Government wants five ITT providers to take part in pilot of the international qualified teacher status qualification

Tuesday

12th Oct 2021

U-turn: DfE revives teacher trainee bursaries
Government reinstates the grants for some subjects stripped of their allowances last year as Covid boom peters out

Thursday

23rd Sep 2021

Ofsted ‘integrity’ under fire over ITT reports
Teacher training leaders claim watchdog is attempting to discredit provision ‘wherever possible’ under new framework

Friday

27th Aug 2021

Exclusive: Ambition bidding for Institute of Teaching
Professional development specialist is one of three parties in contention for contract worth up to £121m, sources say

Thursday

26th Aug 2021

Why the iQTS is welcome news - home and abroad
The CEO of the Council of British International Schools explains how the iQTS could give the sector a boost

Tuesday

24th Aug 2021

Teachers to train for qualified status abroad from 2022
Plans could see more foreign teachers moving to UK to work, according to DfE

Saturday

21st Aug 2021

Teacher training shake-up: What’s behind the backlash?
As the consultation on the DfE’s controversial ITT review closes this weekend, we explore why providers have given it the red card

Wednesday

18th Aug 2021

Top universities reject ‘flawed’ teacher training plan
University of Cambridge threatens to pull out of teacher training altogether if DfE implements proposed changes

Wednesday

11th Aug 2021

Teacher training shake-up could boost ‘upfront quality’
Ian Bauckham says he is ‘alive’ to concerns about ‘disruption’ caused by the review and insists it will not ‘destroy...what is already there’

Friday

30th Jul 2021

Exclusive: Teacher training shake-up timings may ‘move’
Government might ‘budge’ on timescale for shake-up if it means it can ‘win on the main argument’, says Chartered College leader