7 NFER stats revealing how abysmal teacher recruitment is getting worse New report shows primary applications have plunged, with 14 of 17 secondary subjects on track to underrecruit
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 ‘more closely combined’
Snubbed ITT provider asked to stay open due to ‘black hole’ The case highlights ongoing concerns around the ITT market review, held against a backdrop of chronic teacher under-recruitment
DfE misses secondary teacher recruitment target by over 40% ‘Catastrophic’ ITT recruitment data also shows primary target was missed by 7% for this year
Cambridge university applies for teacher training approval after ‘freedom’ assurances Top uni now has ‘sufficient confidence’ to seek reaccreditation under new reforms after refusing to apply in round one
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 initiative
Teacher recruitment targets hiked as DfE predicts post-Covid exodus Ministers have repeatedly missed past targets, but slashed trainee bursaries during a short-lived Covid boom
Salary top-ups for new teachers boost retention rates by 23% Findings show bonuses can help fix staff shortages, researchers say, but one in five teachers still leave in some subjects
DfE reveals its targets for £377m NPQ and ECF reforms Documents show how the DfE will mark its own homework on flagship teacher training reforms