New teachers will get additional advice and support during the
first years of their careers thanks to a panel of experts, which
met for the first time today.
The group of experts, led by Professor Sam Twiselton OBE,
Director of Sheffield Institute of Education at Sheffield Hallam
University, will be reviewing the content of teacher training and
recommending ways to align this with the Early Career Framework –
the biggest teaching reform in a generation – announced in
January 2019.
The new guidance will underpin a training programme for all new
teachers, beginning with updated core content for teacher
training, leading into the Early Career Framework once qualified.
Minister for School Standards said:
The Early Career Framework is a fundamental shift in the
support available to teachers starting out in their careers,
ensuring newly qualified teachers continue to be mentored to
help them develop the key skills teachers need.
The advisory group that convened today will play an essential
role in helping us to ensure that the training teachers receive
is consistent, and of the highest quality, as the full
programme is rolled out.
Prof. Twiselton has vast experience of developing curriculum
content for teacher training. She will be supported by six
leaders in education and teacher training, encompassing views
from across the sector, including leading academics and teacher
training providers. The other members of the group are:
- James Noble Rogers, Executive Director of the Universities
Council for the Education of Teachers
- Emma Hollis, Executive Director of the National Association
of School Based Teacher Training
- Professor Becky Francis, Director of the Institute of
Education, University College London
- Marie Hamer, Executive Director of Learning Design and
Teaching Programmes at Ambition Institute.
- Reuben Moore, Executive Director of programme development at
Teach First
- John Blake, Director of Policy and Strategy at NowTeach.
Professor Sam Twiselton OBE said:
The highest performing countries around the world share a focus
on developing teachers, which will be at the heart of what this
group is looking to achieve.
Bringing initial teacher training and the Early Career
Framework into close alignment provides a unique opportunity to
ensure all newly qualified teachers have access to a shared
understanding of how best to develop in their careers.
James Noble Rogers and Emma Hollis said:
We’re pleased to represent university and school-led teacher
training providers in this essential work to underpin effective
teacher education.
Throughout our work on this advisory group, we will take the
core principles and values of teacher training into account,
including the value of research and the development of
intelligent practitioners.
Launched in the Department’s Recruitment & Retention
Strategy, the Early Career Framework guarantees that new teachers
will receive a two-year package of training and support at the
start of their career, including a reduced timetable to allow
teachers to make the most of their training.
Extra investment will also be pledged, through the £42million
Teacher Development Premium, to roll-out the Early Career
Framework early in the North East, Bradford, Doncaster and
Greater Manchester.
The group is expected to make its final recommendations by the
end of the summer 2019, with publication timed to best support
the national roll-out of both the Early Career Framework and
Ofsted’s new inspection framework.
For any queries about this review, contact the ITT policy team
at: itt.policy@education.gov.uk.
