Guidance

Initial teacher training (ITT): accredited ITT provider closure and withdrawal of ITT accreditation

Information on the process for providers wishing to close ITT provision and the withdrawal of ITT accreditation.

Applies to England

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If you’re an accredited initial teacher training (ITT) provider and no longer wish to offer ITT, you must:

  • inform the Department for Education
  • follow the procedures set out in this document

Accredited ITT providers who decided not to apply for ITT accreditation to deliver ITT from the 2024 to 2025 academic year will need to follow the procedures set out in this document.

Published 18 May 2015
Last updated 1 September 2023 + show all updates
  1. Updated 'Initial teacher training (ITT): accredited ITT provider closure and withdrawal of ITT accreditations' to make the wording consistent with the main criteria. Changed from PDF to HTML.

  2. Updated information about initial teacher training (ITT) accreditation withdrawal.

  3. Updated information about initial teacher training (ITT) accreditation withdrawal.

  4. Updated to reflect the updated process for withdrawal of accreditation in line with the government response to the ITT review.

  5. Replaced the guidance with an updated version.

  6. First published.