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<p>In the 2019 Teacher Recruitment and Retention Strategy, the Department committed
to reviewing the Initial Teacher Training (ITT) market, with the aim to make it more
effective.</p><p>The subsequent ITT accreditation process was recommended by an expert
advisory group and implemented following public consultation. The process was designed
to assess providers’ capacity to deliver high quality, reformed ITT from September
2024, in line with the new Quality Requirements identified in the advisory group’s
ITT Market Review.</p><p>The consultation invited views on any impact people considered
could arise from implementation of the proposed Quality Requirements in relation to
equalities issues. The Department also assessed the potential equalities impacts of
the reforms and published the findings here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1037339/Government_response_to_the_initial_teacher_training__ITT__market_review_report_-_equalities_impact_assessment.pdf"
target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1037339/Government_response_to_the_initial_teacher_training__ITT__market_review_report_-_equalities_impact_assessment.pdf</a>.</p><p>The
Department continues to provide support to attract the best possible candidates to
teacher training. £181 million has been made available in bursaries and scholarships
to attract trainee teachers in high priority subjects for the 2023/24 academic year,
which is a £52 million increase on the current academic year. As graduates in science,
technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects attract the highest salaries
outside teaching, the Department is offering a £27,000 tax free bursary and a £29,000
tax free scholarship in chemistry, computing, mathematics, and physics. In addition,
a Levelling Up Premium worth up to £3,000 tax free annually is available for maths,
physics, chemistry and computing teachers who choose to work in disadvantaged schools
early in their career. This reflects the priority the Department places on training
teachers to teach STEM subjects and on supporting the recruitment and retention of
specialist teachers in the subjects, schools and areas that need them most.</p><p>The
Department wants to attract and retain diverse, talented teachers from all backgrounds
and support all teachers in their career journeys. The Department is committed to
dismantling the stereotype of what a good teacher looks like and supporting people
into teaching, regardless of their gender or background.</p><p>The new Apply for Teacher
Training service, rolled out in October 2021, will allow the Department to collect
more data, giving a greater insight into candidate behaviour and the behaviour of
providers of teacher training, so that the Department can identify barriers and work
to address them. The Department will continue to work closely with ITT providers to
explore, design and test new interventions to ensure teaching is an inclusive career
that is open to candidates from all backgrounds.</p><p> </p>
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