Statutory guidance

Induction for early career teachers (England)

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

Applies to England

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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
Published 25 March 2021
Last updated 14 September 2023 + show all updates
  1. Removed ‘secure children’s home’ from the list of institutions where induction cannot be served (page 15), to correct error.

  2. 'Induction for early career teachers, England (from 1 September 2023)' was added.

  3. First published.