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
9th Apr 2024
Centre of Teaching Excellence ‘should be renamed’
In response to the SNP government’s plan for a Centre of Teaching Excellence, secondary heads warn ‘excellence’ is ‘a tarnished word’ in Scottish education
Abandoning overseas teacher scheme could be disaster for physics
The CEO of the Institute of Physics says cutting short a pilot project for subjects struggling to recruit is baffling and will only make existing problems a lot worse
Wednesday
3rd Apr 2024
£10k payment for non-UK trainees cut for next year
The international relocation payment for overseas teacher training applicants for physics and languages has been stopped
Warning over ITT dropout rise after subject funding cuts
Universities’ Council for the Education of Teachers writes to Gillian Keegan describing the decision to end funding for teacher trainee subject knowledge courses as ‘unprecedented’
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Thursday
28th Mar 2024
Teacher degree apprenticeship: everything you need to know
How will the government’s new teacher degree apprenticeships work and how has the schools sector reacted?
Over 1 in 4 teacher trainee applicants are from overseas
Tes analysis of government data shows an increase in international applicants to ITT courses six months into the academic year
Friday
22nd Mar 2024
Apprenticeship plan ‘risks quality of teaching’
The Teacher Degree Apprenticeship scheme is being ‘unduly rushed’ and should be put on hold, warns school leaders’ union
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Recruitment crisis: DfE funds international market probe
DfE wants research to inform decisions on the current use of financial incentives, spot ‘barriers’ and ‘assess eligibility and appetite’ for international recruitment
Leadership skills can’t be ‘frozen in time’, warns NIoT
Professional development for school leaders needs to evolve to equip them with the tools to tackle new challenges, says NIoT chief Melanie Renowden