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<p>It is a top priority of the Government to ensure that we continue to attract, retain,
and develop the high quality teachers we need to inspire the next generation. The
Department is moving forward with delivering the Teacher Recruitment and Retention
Strategy, which the Government published in January 2019: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/786856/DFE_Teacher_Retention_Strategy_Report.pdf"
target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/786856/DFE_Teacher_Retention_Strategy_Report.pdf</a>.
This includes commitments to reduce teacher workload, improve continuing professional
development, and offer greater opportunities for flexible working.</p><p>The Department
has started to roll out the Early Career Framework (ECF) – the biggest teaching reform
in a generation – to provide the solid foundations for a successful career in teaching:
<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/early-career-framework-reforms"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/early-career-framework-reforms</a>.
This will be backed by up to £130 million a year in funding when fully rolled out
in 2021. Early roll-out from autumn 2020 is taking place in selected areas (such as
the North East, Greater Manchester, Bradford, and Doncaster).</p><p>The new Initial
Teacher Training (ITT) Core Content Framework, published in November 2019 for implementation
from September 2020, is a mandatory core minimum entitlement for all trainees, and
will work coherently with the ECF to ensure that all new teachers benefit from at
least 3 years of evidence-based training, across ITT and into induction. More information
about the ITT Core Content Framework is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/initial-teacher-training-itt-core-content-framework"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/initial-teacher-training-itt-core-content-framework</a>.</p><p>The
Department is also launching new National Professional Qualifications (NPQs) from
September 2021. The new NPQs will offer high quality professional development for
teachers and school leaders at all levels, from those who want to develop expertise
in high quality teaching practice, to those leading multiple schools across trusts.
More information about the reform of NPQs is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-professional-qualifications-npqs-reforms/national-professional-qualifications-npqs-reforms"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-professional-qualifications-npqs-reforms/national-professional-qualifications-npqs-reforms</a>.</p><p>We
know there is further to go in some subjects. That is why we have put in place a range
of measures, including bursaries worth up to £24,000 and scholarships worth up to
£26,000, to encourage talented trainees towards key subjects such as chemistry, computing,
Mathematics, and physics. Further guidance about early career payments for teachers
is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/early-career-payments-guidance-for-teachers-and-schools"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/early-career-payments-guidance-for-teachers-and-schools</a>.</p><p>Whilst
the implementation of these commitments will support all schools, the Department recognises
that some schools and local areas face greater challenges with recruitment and retention
than others.</p><p>To supplement the national strategy, we are also delivering targeted
programmes to support recruitment and retention in challenging areas, including funding
a range of regionally targeted initiatives. Eligible Mathematics teachers in Dudley
will be able to apply for uplifted early-career payments of £7,500 in their third
and fifth years of teaching if they started their training in the 2018/19 or 2019/20
academic years. Eligible Mathematics, physics, chemistry, and languages teachers in
Dudley will also be able to apply for £3000 per year in their second, third, and fourth
years of teaching if they started training in the 2020/21 academic year.</p>
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