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<p>The Department wants to attract and retain diverse, talented teachers from all
backgrounds, and this includes recruiting male teachers.</p><p>The recruitment of
primary school teachers remains strong. In 2021/22, 136% of the Postgraduate Initial
Teacher Training target was achieved in primary. This target has been exceeded in
four of the last five years.</p><p>In 2021, the Department’s new application service
for initial teacher training (ITT) in England, ‘Apply for teacher training’, was rolled
out nationally. It has been designed to be as user-friendly as possible and has been
extensively tested with a diverse range of potential applicants to ensure it helps
remove barriers to great teachers applying for ITT courses.</p><p>The Department’s
recruitment campaigns are targeted at audiences of students, recent graduates, and
potential career changers, regardless of their identity or background. We take every
effort to ensure that our advertising is fully reflective of this across the full
range of marketing materials used.</p><p>Since September 2020, all courses offered
by ITT providers have been aligned to a mandatory core content framework, published
in November 2019. The framework sets out a minimum entitlement for all trainee teachers.</p><p>In
September 2021, the early career framework was implemented, entitling early career
teachers to a further 2 years of development support and training.</p><p>Moreover,
the reforms outlined in the Government’s response to the ITT market review will help
us meet the commitment made in the teacher recruitment and retention strategy to create
a world-class teacher development system by transforming the training and support
teachers receive at every stage of their career.</p><p>To ensure that all children
and young people get the very best education, it is essential that the Department
has a workforce of well-trained and well-supported teachers, with the expertise needed
to deliver great teaching every day.</p>
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