Teacher training

The Teaching Supply Alliance aims to give schools a ‘one-stop’ overview of research and policy reports on how to best recruit, retain and develop teachers

Changes come into force ahead of requirement for academy teachers to hold qualified teacher status from next September

Move could help to offset the impact of last month’s decision to remove Nigeria, Ghana and India from the list of eligible countries

More than 46,000 students took A-level economics this year but the subject has had fewer than 100 new specialist teachers since 2019. The government needs to make this staff shortage a priority, argues academic Sonia Strnad

Complex issues are being ‘laced with political bias’ in classrooms, says shadow education secretary, as the Conservatives set out plan to introduce mandatory training for teachers on impartiality

Tes tests the reaction to the first wave of official SEND training materials, focused on inclusive teaching and speech, language and communication development

The schools watchdog says it is continuing to develop a ‘renewed inspection framework’ for these providers, which have not been inspected since November 2025

Department for Education cites lack of regulatory oversight in these countries and the use of Gmail and Hotmail addresses in applications as reasons for change

The teacher training charity also cuts costs for schools and plans to send trainees to schools in groups to make working in isolated communities more appealing

The government is releasing the first wave of support as part of a £200m package of teaching training on SEND and inclusion. Hilary Spencer outlines what it will cover

If CPD is to change what happens in classrooms, leaders need to think beyond content and pay much greater attention to how teachers learn, write Sam Gibbs and Adam Kohlbeck

As a new report highlights gaps in how we prepare new teachers to meet the needs of pupils with SEND, Margaret Mulholland explains what can be done to improve things