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1672841

registered interest
date	24/11/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will take steps to increase (a) the number of training positions for teachers and (b) incentives for specialist teachers to train in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	3615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>The department does not currently cap or restrict the number of teacher training positions offered by accredited Initial Teacher Training (ITT) providers. This enables them to recruit the highest number of candidates that they can whilst ensuring they are able to deliver high-quality training.</p><p>For the 2024/25 academic year recruitment cycle, the department has announced an ITT financial incentives package worth up to £196 million, which is a £15 million increase on the last cycle.</p><p>For trainees starting ITT in 2024/25, the department is offering a £28,000 tax-free bursary and £30,000 tax-free bursaries in mathematics, physics, chemistry and computing.</p><p>The department is also offering a £25,000 tax-free bursary for biology, design &amp; technology, geography and languages (including ancient languages), and a £10,000 tax-free bursary for English, art and design, music and religious education.</p><p>The department reviews the bursaries on offer each year to take account of factors including historic recruitment, forecast economic conditions, and teacher supply need in each subject. This provides flexibility to respond to the need to attract new teachers, and means the department is spending money where it is needed most.</p><p>The department welcomes talented individuals from overseas to train to teach in England. For the 2023/24 and 2024/25 academic years, the department has extended bursary and scholarship eligibility to all non-UK national trainees in physics and languages. This means international physics and languages trainees are eligible for scholarships worth up to £30,000 and bursaries worth up to £28,000. The department is also piloting a new international relocation payment worth £10,000 to help teachers and trainees in languages and physics with the cost of visas and other expenses involved in moving to England.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 04/12/2023 12:34:59 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1664860

registered interest
date	16/10/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of trainee teachers for (a) religious education, (b) English, (c) history and (d) geography were trained through (i) school-led provision and (ii) higher education institution-led provision in 2021-22; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	202554
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2023 answer text <p>Religious Education trainees for 2021/22 split by training route shows 51% were trained through higher education institution led provision (HEI), and 49% percent were trained via school led provision.</p><p> </p><p>English trainees for 2021/22 split by training route shows 43% were trained through HEI-led provision, and 57% percent were trained via school led provision.</p><p> </p><p>History trainees for 2021/22 split by training route shows 44% were trained through HEI-led provision, and 56% percent were trained via school led provision.</p><p> </p><p>Geography trainees for 2021/22 split by training route shows 46% were trained through HEI-led provision, and 54% percent were trained via school led provision.</p><p> </p><p>These statistics are taken from the Initial Teacher Training Census 2021/22, which can be found online at: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/initial-teacher-training-census/2021-22" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/initial-teacher-training-census/2021-22</a>. The percentages provided are revised.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 25/10/2023 16:05:49 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1662143

registered interest
date	19/09/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of teachers accredited by initial teacher training (ITT) providers in the academic years (a) 2019-20, (b) 2020-21, (c) 2021-22 and (d) 2022-23 will be accredited to deliver ITT courses in academic year 2024-25.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	200589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>The number of places and trainees changes each year. The table below shows the number of initial teacher training (ITT) providers and total new entrants to ITT over the past four years.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of ITT providers</p></td><td><p>Total number of ITT new entrants</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>237</p></td><td><p>33,799</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>236</p></td><td><p>40,377</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>234</p></td><td><p>36,159</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022/23</p></td><td><p>226</p></td><td><p>28,991</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>179 providers have been accredited to deliver reformed ITT from September 2024, following an accreditation process designed to drive up the quality and consistency of ITT leading to Qualified Teacher Status. This number includes 155 existing ITT providers. Together, these providers will cover all regions of the country. Where appropriate, the Department is encouraging accredited providers to consider partnering with those who were unsuccessful in gaining accreditation to bring together high-quality provision with local expertise, connections and experience.</p><p>The Department will continue to monitor the availability of provision across England to ensure that the ITT market is ready and able to deliver teacher training programmes in every part of the country from September 2024.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 23/10/2023 15:07:24 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1657464

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that teaching staff receive appropriate training to support students with (a) autism and (b) sensory issues.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	197029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2023 answer text <p>All teachers need to be equipped to teach pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). High quality teaching is the single most important in-school factor in improving outcomes for all pupils, including those with autism.</p><p>Training and development to support pupils with autism starts at the beginning of a teacher’s training through their Initial Teacher Training (ITT) course, which is then embedded through the Early Career Framework (ECF). Careful consideration has been given to the needs of trainee teachers in relation to supporting pupils with SEND, and the ECF builds on that training for early career teachers.</p><p>Once teachers qualify and are employed in schools, head teachers also use their professional judgement to identify any further training, including specific specialisms, for individual staff that is relevant to them, the school, and its pupils, for example, through the Universal Services Programme.</p><p>The programme offers online training, professional development groups, bespoke school and college improvement projects, sector led research, autism awareness training and a focus on preparation for adulthood, including employer led webinars. The programme commenced in May 2022 and will run until Spring 2025.</p><p>So far, 6,500 school and college staff have accessed free online training modules, and 81 schools and over 135 colleges have identified and led their own SEND focused school improvement project. These projects focused on SEND Governance, teaching assistant deployment, early identification of SEND and curriculum.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 20/09/2023 17:23:59 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1654942

registered interest
date	20/07/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Training
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many universities who lost accreditation in the Initial Teacher Training accreditation process received (1) good, or (2) outstanding, Ofsted ratings in the period since January 2022.
tabling member printed	Lord Boateng
uin	HL9539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2023 answer text <p>The current cycle of Ofsted inspections tests the effectiveness of existing Initial Teacher Training (ITT) provision in line with the principles set out in its Initial Teacher Education inspection framework. The accreditation process, undertaken jointly with Ofsted, assessed provider potential to deliver high-quality ITT in line with the new Quality Requirements from the 2024/25 academic year as recommended by the ITT market review, particularly the enhanced requirements around mentoring. These two processes are distinct and, therefore, Ofsted’s current inspection judgements and the accreditation against the new requirements from 2024 do not align in all instances.</p><p>In respect of the providers accredited to deliver ITT from September 2024, 69 inspections have been carried out since January 2022. Of these, four received a ‘Requires Improvement’ judgement and one received an ‘Inadequate’ judgement in 2022. These five providers have since been reinspected by Ofsted in 2023 and judged as ‘Good’.</p><p>Twelve universities were not successful in gaining accreditation to deliver ITT from September 2024, of which six were judged as ‘Good’, one was judged as ‘Requires Improvement’ and since improved to ‘Good’ on reinspection. Additionally, two were judged ‘Inadequate’, of which one has since improved to ‘Good’ with the other yet to be reinspected.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran grouped question UIN HL9540 question first answered 01/08/2023 15:42:03 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	147 label Biography information for Lord Boateng

1654943

registered interest
date	20/07/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Training
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many accredited providers for the Initial Teacher Training (ITT) process received (1) requires improvement, or (2) inadequate, Ofsted ratings in the period since January 2022; and what assessment they have made of the credibility of the ITT accreditation process given those figures.
tabling member printed	Lord Boateng
uin	HL9540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2023 answer text <p>The current cycle of Ofsted inspections tests the effectiveness of existing Initial Teacher Training (ITT) provision in line with the principles set out in its Initial Teacher Education inspection framework. The accreditation process, undertaken jointly with Ofsted, assessed provider potential to deliver high-quality ITT in line with the new Quality Requirements from the 2024/25 academic year as recommended by the ITT market review, particularly the enhanced requirements around mentoring. These two processes are distinct and, therefore, Ofsted’s current inspection judgements and the accreditation against the new requirements from 2024 do not align in all instances.</p><p>In respect of the providers accredited to deliver ITT from September 2024, 69 inspections have been carried out since January 2022. Of these, four received a ‘Requires Improvement’ judgement and one received an ‘Inadequate’ judgement in 2022. These five providers have since been reinspected by Ofsted in 2023 and judged as ‘Good’.</p><p>Twelve universities were not successful in gaining accreditation to deliver ITT from September 2024, of which six were judged as ‘Good’, one was judged as ‘Requires Improvement’ and since improved to ‘Good’ on reinspection. Additionally, two were judged ‘Inadequate’, of which one has since improved to ‘Good’ with the other yet to be reinspected.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran grouped question UIN HL9539 question first answered 01/08/2023 15:42:03 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	147 label Biography information for Lord Boateng

1653530

registered interest
date	17/07/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to include training on therapeutic mental health approaches as part of teacher training courses.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	194485
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2023 answer text <p>The Department want all schools to be calm, safe, supportive environments that promote and support pupils’ mental wellbeing. However, teachers are not mental health professionals and should not be expected to diagnose or treat mental health conditions.</p><p>The Initial Teacher Training (ITT) Core Content Framework (CCF) has been designed in the knowledge that the quality of teaching is the most important factor in improving outcomes for pupils. Managing pupil wellbeing is recognised within that. Careful consideration has been given to the needs of trainee teachers to support pupils holistically, and the Early Career Framework (ECF) builds on that learning for early career teachers. These reforms support the Department’s ambition that all new teachers starting in the profession learn how to meet the needs of all pupils.</p><p>Both the CCF and the ECF outline what trainee and new teachers should understand in respect of adaptive teaching and meeting pupil needs. The CCF sets out a minimum entitlement for trainee teachers and places a duty on providers of initial teacher training and their partner schools to meet this entitlement through their course curricula. Courses must be designed so that trainee teachers can demonstrate that they meet the Teachers’ Standards at the appropriate level. This includes the requirement in Standard 5, that all teachers must have a clear understanding of the needs of all pupils.</p><p>The Department is exploring opportunities to build teacher expertise through a review of the CCF and ECF frameworks. Aiming to conclude by the end of 2023, the review will identify how the frameworks can equip new teachers to be more confident in meeting the needs of pupils and young people.</p><p>The Department has put in place a wide range of additional training and guidance to help education staff understand and respond to mental health issues in schools. This includes offering all state schools and colleges a grant to train a senior mental health lead by 2025, enabling them to introduce effective, whole school approaches to mental health and wellbeing. More than 13,800 schools and colleges have now received a senior mental health lead training grant, including more than 7 in 10 state funded secondary schools.</p><p>Teachers can access online resources such as Psychological First Aid training and the MindEd e-learning platform. The National Professional Qualification for Leading Behaviour and Change can also help teachers who support pupil wellbeing.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 194487 question first answered 20/07/2023 10:26:02 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1653536

registered interest
date	17/07/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to require all teachers to have training in mental health therapeutic approaches.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	194487
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2023 answer text <p>The Department want all schools to be calm, safe, supportive environments that promote and support pupils’ mental wellbeing. However, teachers are not mental health professionals and should not be expected to diagnose or treat mental health conditions.</p><p>The Initial Teacher Training (ITT) Core Content Framework (CCF) has been designed in the knowledge that the quality of teaching is the most important factor in improving outcomes for pupils. Managing pupil wellbeing is recognised within that. Careful consideration has been given to the needs of trainee teachers to support pupils holistically, and the Early Career Framework (ECF) builds on that learning for early career teachers. These reforms support the Department’s ambition that all new teachers starting in the profession learn how to meet the needs of all pupils.</p><p>Both the CCF and the ECF outline what trainee and new teachers should understand in respect of adaptive teaching and meeting pupil needs. The CCF sets out a minimum entitlement for trainee teachers and places a duty on providers of initial teacher training and their partner schools to meet this entitlement through their course curricula. Courses must be designed so that trainee teachers can demonstrate that they meet the Teachers’ Standards at the appropriate level. This includes the requirement in Standard 5, that all teachers must have a clear understanding of the needs of all pupils.</p><p>The Department is exploring opportunities to build teacher expertise through a review of the CCF and ECF frameworks. Aiming to conclude by the end of 2023, the review will identify how the frameworks can equip new teachers to be more confident in meeting the needs of pupils and young people.</p><p>The Department has put in place a wide range of additional training and guidance to help education staff understand and respond to mental health issues in schools. This includes offering all state schools and colleges a grant to train a senior mental health lead by 2025, enabling them to introduce effective, whole school approaches to mental health and wellbeing. More than 13,800 schools and colleges have now received a senior mental health lead training grant, including more than 7 in 10 state funded secondary schools.</p><p>Teachers can access online resources such as Psychological First Aid training and the MindEd e-learning platform. The National Professional Qualification for Leading Behaviour and Change can also help teachers who support pupil wellbeing.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 194485 question first answered 20/07/2023 10:26:02 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1652319

registered interest
date	12/07/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she has taken to support accredited initial teacher training providers to support their new delivery partners.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	193704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2023 answer text <p>Ahead of the delivery of reformed Initial Teacher Training (ITT) from September 2024, the Department is working closely with accredited ITT providers to facilitate partnerships, to help them build their capacity to cover areas that require greater provision.</p><p>The Department is encouraging accredited providers to partner with those who were unsuccessful in gaining accreditation, as this will bring together high quality provision with local expertise, connections and experience.</p><p>In December 2022, the Department published ITT Partnership guidance which contains detailed information on how accredited providers can work with unaccredited organisations to form strong partnerships. This work is also supported by the Department’s dedicated Provider Relationship Managers.</p><p>Accredited providers were also able to apply for a grant of up to £20,000 to develop partnerships to deliver ITT provision in target regions of historically low provision.</p><p>The Department is reviewing the readiness of accredited providers’ partnerships for 2024 delivery through the Stage 2 process. In this stage, ITT experts, who have experience of ITT delivery and a thorough understanding of the ITT reforms, review partnership arrangements and provide additional support to providers and their delivery partners.</p><p>The Department’s priority is to ensure that the new standards and expectations will continue to be met by all institutions delivering ITT within a partnership.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 20/07/2023 13:49:14 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1652320

registered interest
date	12/07/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she has taken to support delivery partners of accredited initial teacher training providers to ensure they know how many teachers they will be able to recruit.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	193705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2023 answer text <p>The Department does not limit the number of trainees that lead partners of accredited Initial Teacher Training providers can recruit. Lead partners work closely with their accredited provider to determine their course capacity, ensuring they have enough placement schools to support the trainees they recruit.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 20/07/2023 13:53:46 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan