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)

Yesterday

4th Dec 2025

Lowered secondary teacher recruitment target is still missed
While primary has exceeded its goal for postgraduate teacher recruitment, secondary is still below the target, government data shows
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Wednesday

3rd Dec 2025

How we completely changed our approach to classroom observations
Whether it’s paired visits or senior staff welcoming junior staff to their lessons, this international school leader shares some tips to evolve your classroom observation practices
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Friday

28th Nov 2025

Training alone will not solve SEND crisis, ITT providers warn
Teacher trainers say they do not have enough time to cover the breadth of special educational needs and disabilities in initial teacher training
Training alone will not solve SEND crisis, ITT providers warn
RE’s path to national curriculum hits ‘really big’ staffing hurdles
‘Postcode lottery’ of provision must also be addressed if curriculum review’s aim for RE to become part of national curriculum is to be realised, says subject body
RE path to national curriculum hits ‘really big’ staffing hurdles
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Thursday

27th Nov 2025

How to design a CPD curriculum
Without a clear curriculum, knowledge is forgotten, habits don’t shift and progress stalls – and this is just as true for teachers’ learning as it is for pupils’, writes Mark Enser
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Wednesday

26th Nov 2025

Ofsted pauses NPQ inspections
Watchdog stops routine inspections of national professional qualifications for 2025-26, at education secretary Bridget Phillipson’s request
Ofsted pauses NPQ inspections

Wednesday

19th Nov 2025

Extra funding needed to overcome rural barriers to ITT
A lack of housing availability and poor public transport have limited teacher training to local residents in Cornwall, according to a report
A new report warns that teacher training in Cornwall is effectively limited to people who live there.
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Monday

17th Nov 2025

How ‘quality improvement groups’ can boost trust-wide CPD
With too many teachers reporting that CPD has no real impact on their practice, Zoe Enser explains how an enquiry-based approach is helping to join the dots
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Thursday

13th Nov 2025

How our trust helps teacher trainees stay the course
From an introductory phone call to a visit from the CEO, this trust has used a number of approaches to ensure trainees feel supported
How our trust helps teacher trainees stay the course

Wednesday

12th Nov 2025

Most science teachers say school lacks capacity for triple GCSE
The government has said that schools should ensure that any student who wishes to study triple science at GCSE can do so, but concerns have been raised over a lack of teachers
Majority of science teachers say school lacks capacity for triple GCSE
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Friday

7th Nov 2025

Embed diversity and antiracism into teacher training, DfE told
Teacher training providers also call on government to set up a national body for early career and trainee teachers
Embed diversity and anti-racism into teacher training, DfE told
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How to get instructional coaching right
Instructional coaching can be a powerful form of teacher CPD, write Gareth Conyard and Jim Knight – but only if lethal mutations are avoided
Instructional coaching for teachers: schools need to take care to get it right, say these experts