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April 2022

Bradford Opportunity Area Litmus Survey Summer 2022
Published 29/04/22
In conjunction with Trinity College and the Careers Service at the University of Oxford, we are looking forward to rolling out the Litmus Bradford (a careers intentions survey) for schools again in the Summer term of 2022. If you would like your school to take part, or have any questions in the first instance, please contact Richard Petty at richard.petty@trinity.ox.ac.uk or contact the Bradford Opportunity Area at opportunityareas.bradford@education.gov.uk.

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Updated Newly Qualified Teaching funding information
Published 26/04/22
The induction for newly qualified teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic guidance previously stated that a one-off payment was available to all state-funded schools with NQTs completing their induction in summer 2021. This has been changed to all state-funded schools that have, or had, an NQT who completed their induction between the summer term of 2021 and the spring term of 2022. Payment will be made in arrears in the summer of 2022 based on eligible teachers recorded in the school workforce census, received as part of normal payments from the ESFA.

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