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Institute of Teaching won’t take first trainees until 2023 after pilot year dropped

The government’s new Institute of Teaching won’t take on its first trainee teachers until 2023 after plans for a...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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DfE to offer new headteachers ‘targeted support’ during first two years in post

The Department for Education has announced a “targeted support package” for new headteachers, offering additional training in the first...

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
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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
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UCAS teacher training applications data: 7 things we learned

Applications for teacher training have surged as the pandemic fuels interest in the profession, with new figures showing applicant...

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
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Improving teacher training ‘central’ to Covid recovery plan, says Williamson

Improving training for teachers throughout their careers will be “central” to the government’s Covid recovery plan, the education secretary...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Revealed: The 77 schools set to run new £65m ‘teaching school hubs’

Seventy-seven schools have been selected to run 81 new teaching school hubs across England, with £65 million in funding...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Covid recruitment boost sees government meet trainee teacher target for first time in 8 years

The number of people starting initial teacher training courses in England rose by 23 per cent this year, new...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Schools forced to rethink teacher training after ‘short-sighted’ grant cut

Schools are being forced to rethink whether their entire teacher training programmes are “viable” after the government took an...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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1 in 5 new teachers not employed in state schools within 16 months of qualifying

Nearly a fifth of teachers were not teaching in a state-funded school in England within 16 months of qualifying,...

Kathryn Snowdon
Kathryn Snowdon