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)

Monday

5th Jul 2021

‘Sledgehammer’ ITT plan ‘will cut teacher supply’
Headteachers’ union leader criticises DfE plans to shake up initial teacher training amid Covid pandemic
All teacher trainers reaccredited in ITT ‘step change’
DfE advisory group outlines proposals to radically reshape initial teacher training

Friday

2nd Jul 2021

Rise in probationers ‘leaves teachers without work’
Scottish government accused of a workforce planning ‘disaster’ as probationer teacher numbers rise despite a lack of jobs

Friday

11th Jun 2021

Covid surge in ITT applications ‘could be over’
The average number of daily applications for teacher training courses now back at pre-pandemic levels, analysis shows

Monday

7th Jun 2021

Teacher training applications at a ‘50 year high’
Numbers applying to go into teaching at a major teacher training provider in the south of England are now at their highest ever level

Friday

28th May 2021

Exclusive: Teachers ‘in dark’ over early career changes
Three-quarters of teachers do not feel ‘well-informed’ about new early career system launching in September, poll finds

Thursday

27th May 2021

Fears teacher training provider cull could hit supply
Universities warn some institutions may ‘reconsider’ teacher training offer if reforms are ‘overly burdensome or disruptive’

Tuesday

25th May 2021

Exclusive: Teacher training providers may face DfE cull
Department for Educations’s market review of initial teacher training could lead to a significant reduction of provider numbers, sources have revealed

Wednesday

19th May 2021

Teacher trainers not ‘ambitious’ enough, Ofsted finds
Too many teacher training providers are ‘overly reliant’ on school placements, watchdog says
Ofsted: NQTs need extra help after Covid disruption
Trainee teachers have had less opportunity to learn through school placements because of the pandemic, watchdog warns

Friday

30th Apr 2021

Scottish election: Teacher-training pledges ring hollow

Thursday

22nd Apr 2021

‘Train teachers to constructively challenge authority’
Scottish education is ‘coasting’ and it is time for ‘greatly increased’ school autonomy, says think tank