Statutory guidance: Induction for early career teachers (England)

Guidance for appropriate bodies, headteachers, school staff and governing bodies.

From:

Department for Education

Published

25 March 2021

Last updated

14 September 2023 — See all updates

Induction for early career teachers, England

PDF, 370 KB, 60 pages

This guidance came into force from 1 September 2023. It updates and replaces the previous version which can be found in The National Archives.

This statutory guidance is for:

• headteachers
• school staff
• appropriate bodies
• governing bodies

It applies to:

• local-authority-maintained schools
• academies and free schools
• pupil referral units
• independent schools
• sixth-form colleges
• further education colleges

The guidance covers settings which:

• are required to offer induction to their early career teachers
• choose to offer induction to their early career teachers