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Early career teacher entitlement (ECTE) eligibility criteria and DfE grant funding for schools, early career teachers and mentors.
How some overseas trained teachers can apply for qualified teacher status (QTS), using the apply for QTS in England service.
A course to help teachers and school leaders develop leadership knowledge and expertise to improve outcomes for teachers and pupils in their school.
Guidance for managing staff and employment issues.
Guidance for inspectors and providers on inspecting ITE provision in England under the renewed education inspection framework, available for use from January 2026.
Guidance for appropriate bodies, headteachers, school staff and governing bodies.
A course to help teachers learn how to lead the teaching and learning of a subject, year group or phase.
An explanation of the education staff wellbeing charter and the benefits of using it.
A course to help school leaders and headteachers develop the knowledge behind expert school leadership and apply it to become an outstanding headteacher.
Mandatory guidance on the criteria that organisations must meet to provide initial teacher training in the 2024 to 2025 academic year.
Ofsted's policy for considering whether to defer or pause an inspection or visit, or whether additional evidence needs to be gathered.
A course to help teachers learn how to create a culture of good behaviour and high expectations in which staff and pupils thrive.
A framework to support trainee teacher development, designed with an expert advisory group.
Statutory guidance for schools about employing staff who have been disqualified from providing childcare.
Find out how misconduct in the teaching profession is regulated, investigated and managed.
A course to help teachers learn how to become a teacher educator and successfully support teachers in their school to expand their skills.
A course to help current or aspiring managers of nurseries develop expertise in leading early years education and staff and organisational management.
Information about the mandatory qualifications special educational needs co-ordinators (SENCOs) must gain within 3 years of taking up their post.
What early career teachers (ECTs) can expect during their early career teacher entitlement (ECTE).
The training programme and supporting activities that make up the early career teacher entitlement (ECTE).
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