The Department for Education has published its initial teacher training market review and consultation on the recommendations today. Schools Week has been through both documents so you don’t have to. Here are the key things you need to know. 1. DfE wants ALL providers to apply for reaccreditation The DfE is proposing to re-accredit all ITT providers based on new quality …
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All initial teacher training providers would have to be re-accredited under proposals from a major government review that anticipates a “significant market reconfiguration”. The Department for Education is consulting on sweeping changes to ITT, including a new accreditation scheme, following the release of its ITT market review report. The government said it anticipated “significant market reconfiguration and the …
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DfE seeking bidders for Institute to train 1,000 new teachers a year – but trainers question ‘value’ of the scheme. The government has set aside £121 million to fund its controversial new Institute of Teaching, which will train 1,000 new teachers a year. The Institute will be funded for six years, opening in September 2022, and …
The government will run a public consultation on the proposals of its controversial teacher training market review before they are implemented. Academies minister Baroness Berridge confirmed the consultation in the House of Lords today where she was told the review “appears to have alienated virtually every provider of teacher training in the country”. UCET fears the …
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Government’s teacher education market review may force dozens of universities out of the system New data shows quality of training better than ever – jeopardising it on verge of pandemic recovery is ‘foolhardy’ say critics More than 30 universities in England have warned they may be forced to stop offering teacher education programmes amid fears the Government will introduce an “unviable” new contracting system. Internal polling carried out by the Universities’ Council for the Education of Teachers has shown that 35 …
Dozens of providers warn they may be forced to pull out of teacher training amid fears the system will be unviable #TeachBest website launched to celebrate great teacher training providers More than 30 teacher training providers in England have warned that they may pull out of the market amid fears the Government will introduce an “unviable” new system of short-term contracts. Internal …
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Warning that 10k initial teacher training places – third of current provision – could go if DfE introduced short term contracts. Dozens of universities have warned they may withdraw their teacher training provision amid fears that the government is about to introduce a new system of short-term contracts. A total of 35 out of 40 university initial …
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Former schools commissioner criticises DfE’s plan for a new teacher training organisation The government’s “flagship” plan for a new Institute of Teaching to train 1,000 new teachers a year has been criticised as being an unnecessary “symbol” by a former schools commissioner. Sir Tim Brighouse told the Foundation for Educational Development’s National Education Summit today that the institute was not needed …
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Government proposals for an international QTS qualification represent a “real opportunity” for school-based providers to expand overseas, teacher training experts have said. A consultation published on Saturday set out proposals for an international qualified teacher status – or ‘iQTS’ qualification, which could be delivered by English school-centred initial teacher training providers (SCITT) and universities to countries around …
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The government’s new Institute of Teaching could be freed from its obligations to the government within just four years, prompting fears about the project’s longevity. The Department for Education told potential providers that it does not expect to reprocure the contract to run the Institute of Teaching at the end of its initial framework agreement. Read more …
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