In recognition of the challenging initial teacher training and induction newly qualified teachers (NQTs) have experienced, all state-funded schools that currently have an NQT (academic year 2020-21) who is due to complete induction in summer 2021 will have access to a one-off payment to further support. Schools in Bradford and the surrounding region will receive £1,200 per NQT. The DfE's full announcement is provided below.
The new Trust and School Improvement Offer for the 2021/22 academic year will be available to all schools, and trusts with schools within them, that receive an Ofsted ‘requires improvement’ (RI) judgement during the 2021/22 academic year, or enter the year with a current RI judgement and their previous judgement was also RI, or worse.
The High Potential Initial Teacher Training (HPITT) Programme, delivered by Teach First, recruits and develops high-calibre teachers for schools working in disadvantaged communities. Here's how it works:
On 2 June, the government announced £69 million of new funding to invest in the Early Career Framework reforms.
Teaching Vacancies is the government's free, national job listing service for the teaching profession. It is fast becoming the first choice for schools to post jobs – at absolutely no cost. It is also quickly becoming the preferred place for teachers to find their next role.
80% of schools in England are signed up to use Teaching Vacancies. In March, we saw a record 250,000 visitors searching for jobs and signing up for job alerts.
STEM Learning is ideally placed to support all educators – from early years to post-16 – in delivering high-quality teaching.
The DfE will offer schools and colleges a grant to pay for senior mental health lead training from autumn 2021.
While many schools and colleges already have a mental health lead, the knowledge and skills they have varies, and with mental health and wellbeing being a top priority for schools and colleges, our goal is to provide senior leads with the development they need to lead change and develop or introduce a Whole School or College Approach to wellbeing and mental health.
Grants will be available for up to a third of schools and colleges in England between September 2021 and March 2022, with the aim of all schools and colleges benefiting by 2025.
Further guidance is available here.
As a result of the pandemic, many students have experienced disruption to their maths education. The AMSP has launched six support packages, each tailored to a different area of the curriculum across Years 10 to 13. They are designed to support teachers to help students to get their maths education back on track.
Following the success of last year’s EdTech Demonstrator programme, we are pleased to announce that the network will be continuing to provide peer-peer support on technology use for another year. From now until March 2022, the Demonstrator network will be available to bridge the gap between the COVID-19 crisis response and the long-term implementation and benefits of technology for education.
The National Centre for Excellence for Language Pedagogy was set up in 2018, funded by the DfE. NCELP works in partnership with university researchers, teacher educators and Specialist Teachers in selected schools across the country, to improve language curriculum design and pedagogy.
‘History is inquiry. That’s what the word means, from the ancient Greek verb historeo, to learn by inquiry. Anything else is myth’.
Charlotte Higgins
We know that High Quality Teaching, day in, day out, in every lesson, is what makes the greatest difference to outcomes for all pupils. But what does ‘High Quality Teaching’ mean? And why does making HQT as inclusive as possible mean that ALL pupils will benefit?
The ITT Core Content Framework, the Early Career Framework and the Ofsted Inspection Framework all emphasise the importance of understanding and using cognitive science in High Quality Teaching, such as the concepts of cognitive load, working memory and dual coding. Central, too, is building on prior learning, revision and repetition (over-learning) and the judicious use of specific praise; these documents also emphasise the centrality of building positive relationships with our pupils and their families and establishing clear routines for behaviours. If we consider pupils with SEND, it is highly likely that they will have particular needs in some or all of these areas i.e. working memory, retention, social and emotional wellbeing, structure and routine – when teachers and support staff use strategies and approaches that effectively meet the needs of pupils with SEND, they will also be meeting the individual needs of all pupils, each one of whom has a unique profile, thereby improving the quality of teaching and learning for everyone. These approaches are also likely to make classroom management more positive and effective for everyone, and potentially reduce exclusions, which will be of benefit to all pupils, especially those with SEND, whose rates of exclusion are 5-6 times higher than they are for pupils with no SEND.
The Department for Education (DfE) has provided more detail on funding for the Early Career Framework-based induction for Early Career Teachers. This includes defining the additional funding for schools accessing a provider-led programme, such as the Early Careers Teachers programme Bradford Teaching School Hub will be delivering with Ambition Institute. This information is copied from the DfE website (11/06/21) and may be subject to change.
In recent days, the Rt Hon Nick Gibb MP, Minister of State for School Standards, wrote to all schools about the government’s reforms to teacher training and development ahead of the national roll-out of those reforms from September.
We are delighted to launch our low-cost Appropriate Body service for the statutory induction of Early Career Teacher. Our unique position as a teaching school hub means we can deliver both the Early Career Framework and Appropriate Body service for early career teachers joining schools from September 2021. Our seamless offer allows us to reduce the cost and your workload. We use the market-leading NQT Manager to manage this service online.