Schools

Government still lags well behind NPQ take-up target

Just 63,484 NPQ courses have been started in two years, against a DfE target of 150,000 across three, new...

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

Teacher training framework changes will only be ‘moderate’, DfE says

It follows a review of the evidence underpinning the initial teacher training and early career frameworks

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

Review training and materials to solve ECF woes, study says

A new report calls for reforms to training for early careers teachers, including tailoring materials to their subject and...

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Ofsted

Teacher workload ‘getting in the way’ of ECF reforms, finds Ofsted

7 key findings from the watchdog's review into professional development

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
ITT

DfE calls for research to refresh flagship teacher training reforms

The government plans to review and revise the ITT core content and early careers framework so that they are...

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

Flagship training provider sees half of teachers ditch CPD scheme

Education Development Trust had worst drop-rates in £75 million government CPD scheme to boost social mobility

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

ECF teachers outnumber mentors across most of the country

Some areas have almost three early-career teachers for every two mentors, with the biggest gaps in the north

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

DfE warned against treating ECF evidence ‘like a Bible’

A teacher training expert and former DfE adviser warned against the apparent reverence of some in government to the...

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

National Institute of Teaching wants to be ‘tide that lifts all boats’

CEO Melanie Renowden tells Schools Week why the sector should embrace rather than fear the new flagship teacher training...

Tom Belger
Tom Belger