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 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 that:

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

This guidance replaces the previous version, which can be found in The National Archives.

Published 25 March 2021
Last updated 16 April 2024 + show all updates
  1. Updated 'Induction for early career teachers, England' to include legal corrections and add minor clarifications on existing guidance. The changes are listed in the 'What's new from April 2024' section on page 10.

  2. Removed ‘secure children’s home’ from the list of institutions where induction cannot be served (page 15), to correct error.

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

  4. First published.