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)

Today

12th Mar 2026

The Teacher Development Trust’s legacy will be better CPD
The education charity becoming part of the Chartered College of Teaching will strengthen professional development in the sector, write the chief executives of both organisations
Flowers entwined

Yesterday

11th Mar 2026

Teacher Development Trust to become part of Chartered College
The education charity will officially become part of professional body the Chartered College of Teaching later this year, in a move described as an ‘exciting opportunity’ to improve CPD
The Teacher Development Trust is to merge with the Chartered College of Teaching

Friday

27th Feb 2026

15% of secondary teachers not confident identifying SEND
Research follows DfE announcement that all teachers in England should receive training on SEND support and inclusion
15 per cent of secondary teachers not confident identifying SEND
Schools White Paper: when will the plans be delivered?
Tes sets out the timeline for key reforms included in this week’s schools White Paper and associated plans to overhaul the SEND system
Schools White Paper: Target dates for implementation

Monday

23rd Feb 2026

Schools White Paper: all you need to know
Tes has gathered all of the key information from the Labour government’s schools White Paper
White paper

Friday

20th Feb 2026

What impact have the subject bursary cuts had?
The government’s withdrawal of key financial incentives for teacher training has fuelled fears of a ‘hierarchy’ of subjects – with some already recording a drop in applications
A pair of scissors cutting through a photo of a classroom, indicating cuts to school funding or workforce
How specialist staff shortages threaten Labour’s 6,500 teachers target
The government’s key manifesto pledge to deliver 6,500 more teachers could hinge on recruitment into special schools and AP: here’s why that’s a challenge
Out of Stock label on empty shelves

Thursday

19th Feb 2026

Teaching school hubs: 5 tips for strong school engagement
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Teaching School Hub outlines how it has driven strong engagement with schools in its area
Number 5 inside lightbulb

Friday

23rd Jan 2026

The supply of secondary teachers ‘will fall after next year’
The pipeline of new secondary teachers will increase in the short term but drop off in 2027-28 and beyond, NFER analysis suggests
Secondary teacher supply to fall after next year, forecast suggests

Thursday

15th Jan 2026

‘Urgent need’ to improve RSHE, research shows
Researchers from UCL warn too many students are taught by non-specialists, and teachers need training to avoid ‘very patchy education’
RSHE

Thursday

18th Dec 2025

Gould: Teacher training is ‘huge issue’ in SEND reform talks
Minister is asked about how specialist places in mainstream schools will be staffed during latest public engagement event
Georgia Gould has said that teacher training has come up as a "huge issue" in government talks about SEND reform.
Do we need better initial teacher training on SEND?
‘Better training’ is often cited as the first step in improving inclusive practice in schools, but this might not be the simple fix it seems, as Margaret Mulholland explains
Teacher with class