Initial teacher training in England

This briefing provides information on initial teacher training (ITT) in England, focusing on the different ITT routes, the sources of financial support for trainees, and recent policy developments. Around 30,000 individuals enter ITT in England each year through several routes. Although they vary in other ways, the main distinctions between the different ITT routes are whether they are school-centred (for example, School Direct) or higher education led, and whether the trainee pays tuition fees or receives a salary. Alongside the routes currently available, a school-led postgraduate teaching apprenticeship is set to be launched from September 2018. All ITT courses include time spent teaching in at least two schools and lead to an award of qualified teacher status (QTS).

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An earlier version of this briefing is available in VOCEDplus at TD/TNC 120.693. Show less