The department will take on teacher recruitment functions
and the move will mean even closer coordination between
the work already underway to improve schools and
strengthen the profession, and the delivery of support to
teachers in classrooms.
Regulation of the teaching profession, including
misconduct hearings, will continue to be handled by an
executive agency of the Department for Education. Led by
existing teams at the NCTL, the executive agency known in
future as the Teaching Regulation Agency.
Today’s announcement is part of the ongoing work to
support teachers to deliver a world-class education that
will broaden horizons for young people.
Schools Standards Minister said:
There are now a record number of teachers in our
schools – 15,500 more than in 2010 – and overall the
number of new teachers entering our classrooms
outnumbers those who retire or leave. We need to
continue to attract the best and brightest into the
profession, and to support their development throughout
their careers.
Bringing these teams together within the Department
will enable us to build on the work already underway to
invest in the profession and better support teachers in
the classroom.
The Teaching Regulation Agency will continue to be an
executive agency of the Department for Education and will
begin to operate from April 2018.
Chair of the National College of Teaching and Leadership
Roger Pope said:
Having worked with the NCTL since October 2015, I have
seen first-hand the benefits of the fantastic work by
hard working staff across the organisation. It is right
that as the education sector changes we adapt. This new
approach will help ensure that all teachers get the
support and recognition they deserve.
The department will work closely with staff, unions and
stakeholders in the education sector to deliver these
plans.
Today’s announcement follows the recent confirmation of a
number of measures to recruit and retain more great
teachers, including:
- naming the 25 areas across England selected to run a
pilot programme to reimburse student loan repayments for
modern foreign languages and science teachers in the
early years of their careers. For a teacher on £29,000,
the new student loan repayments pilot and the increased
student loan repayment threshold of £25,000 will mean
£720 cash in pocket per year. This is the equivalent of
an approximate £1,000 increase in salary
- naming the projects that will receive a share of the
£75 million Teaching and Leadership Innovation Fund.
These projects will help provide tailored training
opportunities for teachers on both managing challenging
pupil behaviour and developing leadership, so they can
make the most of their talent in the classroom
- the opening of the Institute for Teaching, a new
specialist graduate school for teachers to support their
continued training and development
