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<p>The department reviewed the Initial Teacher Training (ITT) Core Content Framework
and the Early Career Framework (ECF) during 2023, in partnership with the Education
Endowment Foundation and groups of sector experts, including Special Educational Needs
and Disabilities (SEND) specialists. This review included a public call for evidence.</p><p>
</p><p>Following this review, the updated and combined Initial Teacher Training and
Early Career Framework (ITTECF) was published on 30 January 2024, for delivery from
2025.</p><p> </p><p>The department’s review of content for the ITTECF paid particular
attention to the needs of trainees and early career teachers (ECT) when supporting
pupils with SEND. There is now significantly more content related to adaptive teaching
and supporting pupils with SEND, some of which has been adapted from the new National
Professional Qualification (NPQ) for Special Educational Needs Coordinators to be
relevant for trainees and ECTs. The department has also made some edits to existing
statements to improve inclusivity for SEND throughout the framework.</p><p> </p><p>Recognising
the importance of ensuring trainees and ECTs are confident in supporting pupils with
SEND to succeed, the department will also be enhancing the requirements on ECF lead
providers when creating SEND exemplification materials.</p><p> </p><p>The ITTECF is
based on the best peer-reviewed evidence about what works and is designed to emphasise
the importance of high-quality teaching. The framework therefore deliberately does
not detail approaches specific to particular additional needs, such as autism, but
focusses on what makes the most effective teaching. When reviewing the frameworks
in 2023, the department tested this approach with SEND educational experts, with consensus
that the approach of ‘quality-first teaching’ would be the best way to improve outcomes
for all children, particularly those with special educational needs.</p><p> </p><p>
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