Covid

New teachers won’t have to extend induction because of Covid absence

New teachers will be able to progress to second-year induction even if they miss more than 30 days, with...

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Ofsted

Ofsted delays ECF and NPQ provider inspections

Full inspections of lead providers will start from spring 2023

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Teacher training

9 in 10 leaders say ECF reforms creating extra workload

NAHT union warns mentors are 'drowning' in work

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
News

Only two of DfE’s 11 major projects ‘likely’ to achieve aims on time and budget

Only two of the Department for Education’s 11 major projects are considered “likely” to achieve their aims and come...

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
News

Schools handed extra cash to take NQTs off-timetable after Covid hits induction

Schools will receive cash to fund additional off-timetable development for their current cohort of newly qualified teachers (NQTs) as...

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
News

DfE extends Institute of Teaching’s remit to 6 years with £121m contract

The government’s new Institute of Teaching will run for at least six years with £121 million on offer to...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

DfE cuts early career framework funding rates

The government has cut funding rates for the national rollout of its early career framework (ECF), claiming this year’s...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Opinion

The Early Career Framework will stop us throwing new teachers in at the deep end

Clare Sealy explains why the new early career framework is the best bit of edu-news she’s seen for some...

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