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Guidance

Intensive training and practice (ITAP)

Guidance to help accredited initial teacher training (ITT) providers understand the ITAP element of ITT.

Applies to England

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This document provides additional detail to help accredited initial teacher training (ITT) providers to understand the intensive training and practice (ITAP) element of ITT, and to incorporate it into their ITT curricula in a way that maximises the potential benefits to, and impact on, trainees’ practice and understanding.

This guidance replaces the previously published Intensive training and practice policy paper.

Accredited ITT providers should read and use this document as a supplement to the content on ITAP contained within the ITT criteria and accompanying advice.

Updates to this page

Published 8 December 2023
Last updated 15 June 2026 Show all updates
  1. Updated to show how a lens of adaptive teaching for pupils with SEND can be integrated into ITAP.

  2. First published.

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