Teacher training
The latest news and analysis on how teachers are trained, including initial teacher training (ITT) – or initial teacher education (ITE) in Scotland – and the early career framework (ECF)
Wednesday
18th May 2022
‘Significant disparities’ in career progression for non-white teachers
The NFER find that pupils in English state schools have a ‘high probability’ of never being taught by a teacher who is not white
New teaching diversity data shows why sector must improve - and fast
New data from the NFER underlines that ethnic disparities in education persist from ITT to leadership. Lead researcher Jack Worth breaks down the key findings – and explains why everyone in education has to help solve the issue
Friday
29th Apr 2022
Need to know: Ofsted, exam exemptions and wellbeing
A roundup of ÌÇÐÄVlog’ most popular news and features articles from the past week, including confirmation on exam exemptions for students with long Covid, Ofsted’s five-year strategy and new teacher wellbeing data
The pandemic changed ITT, but is it for the better?
Teacher training institutions adapted to the pandemic and now those changes are not only staying but they could change how the whole system operates, finds Dan Worth
Thursday
21st Apr 2022
Scrapped early-career payment scheme boosted teacher retention
New report shows positive impact of ditched DfE scheme as schools continue to face shortages of maths and science teachers
DfE raises new teacher targets to tackle expected leaver ‘rebound’
Government says more than 32,000 trainees will be needed next academic year