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Recruiting trainee teachers: recruitment cycle dates

Dates and deadlines for organisations providing teacher training.

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From:
Department for Education
Published:
29 September 2022
Last updated:
23 June 2026
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  1. Updated 'Recruiting trainee teachers: recruitment cycle dates' for the 2026 to 2027 academic year.

  2. Updated the time applications will be rejected in the 2025 to 2026 recruitment cycle.

  3. Updated 'Recruiting trainee teachers: recruitment cycle dates' for the new academic year.

  4. Added '2025 to 2026 recruitment cycle' to 'Recruiting trainee teachers: recruitment cycle dates'. Removed 'postgraduate' from title.

  5. Candidates in the 2023 to 2024 cycle can apply for another course if they do not receive a decision on an application in 30 working days. Updated the page to clarify this point.

  6. Updated details on the 2023 to 2024 recruitment cycle, and added dates for the 2024 to 2025 recruitment cycle.

  7. First published.

Applies to England

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Teacher training follows a recruitment cycle from October to September. All training providers must follow the dates of the recruitment cycle.

These lists of dates cover recruitment cycles for:

  • 2025 to 2026
  • 2026 to 2027

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