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<p>Initial teacher training (ITT) providers must design their courses to enable trainees
to meet The Teachers’ Standards. These Standards set out the key elements of effective
teaching and the minimum expectations for professional practice. In order to become
a qualified teacher, trainees must satisfy the Standards, which include a requirement
that they have a clear understanding of the needs of all pupils, and are able to use
and evaluate distinctive teaching approaches to engage and support them.</p><p> </p><p>The
Department published the Framework of Core Content for ITT in July 2016 to further
support effective training. The Framework advises that, “ITT providers should ensure
Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) training is integrated across the
ITT programme”. The Department is currently undertaking an audit of SEND provision
across ITT providers, which it will use to produce a best practice guide.</p><p> </p><p>On
28 January 2019, the Department published the Recruitment and Retention strategy and
the Early Career Framework (ECF). The ECF provides a two-year improved support package
for newly qualified teachers, providing them with support they need to help all pupils
succeed and widen access for all - including pupils identified within the four areas
of need set out in the SEND code of practice.</p><p> </p><p>Schools and headteachers
are best placed to make specific decisions about how to support and improve their
teachers, but the Department is assisting schools with this through the national network
of teaching schools and the Standard for Teachers’ Professional Development.</p>
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