Teacher training
The latest news and analysis on how teachers are trained, including initial teacher training (ITT) – or initial teacher education (ITE) in Scotland – and the early career framework (ECF)
Thursday
18th Jul 2024
Teacher shortages ‘not caused by change in career ambitions’
Graduates are being put off teaching because of increasingly uncompetitive pay, the high workload and a lack of flexible-working opportunities, new analysis suggests
![Small money](https://assets.tes.com/magazine-attachments/s3fs-public/styles/448x245/public/2024-07/Less-money.jpg?itok=Q_I-L_5m)
Could Gen Z solve the teacher supply shortage?
Today’s school leavers may be more inclined to pursue teaching than the previous generation, research shows – so the government has a chance at solving staff shortages, says NFER’s Dawson McLean
![Job vacancy](https://assets.tes.com/magazine-attachments/s3fs-public/styles/448x245/public/2024-07/Teacher-jobs.jpg?itok=4bBgqOze)
Thursday
11th Jul 2024
Have new teacher training reforms helped retention?
One fifth of new teachers leave the state sector after two years, new government data shows
![Have new teacher training reforms upped retention?](https://assets.tes.com/magazine-attachments/s3fs-public/styles/448x245/public/2024-07/reform%20retention.jpg?itok=lBasgRSC)
2 ways Labour can deliver on its teacher training promise
Sam Twiselton offers her view on how improving teacher training can play a part in boosting teacher recruitment and retention
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Tuesday
2nd Jul 2024
7 demands from North East leaders ahead of the election
School leaders’ network Schools North East’s manifesto calls on the next government to recognise the impact of long-term poverty on schools
![Election 2024: 7 demands from North East school leaders](https://assets.tes.com/magazine-attachments/s3fs-public/styles/448x245/public/2024-07/Food%20bank.jpg?itok=VQboiohU)
Why hiring ex-sports professionals is a winner for schools
The CEO of EdStart Schools, a provider of SEND and alternative provision, says recruiting former football and rugby professionals has given students extra inspiration
![Why we’ve embraced staff with sporting experience](https://assets.tes.com/magazine-attachments/s3fs-public/styles/448x245/public/2024-07/sporting%20experience.jpg?itok=hF8kHOZa)
Friday
28th Jun 2024
Weekly round-up: ITT recruitment trouble and staff leaving
This week’s essential education news includes high rejection rates for ITT applications for subjects with staff shortages, and the scale of the teacher retention crisis
![Weekly round-up: ITT recruitment trouble and staff leaving](https://assets.tes.com/magazine-attachments/s3fs-public/styles/448x245/public/2024-06/RoundUp27June.jpg?itok=jWjmVnPR)
Revealed: Third of Stem teacher trainee applications rejected
Tes analysis sparks warning that a rise in overseas applications for teacher training will not tackle ‘chronic’ teacher shortages
![Revealed: Third of Stem teacher trainee applications rejected](https://assets.tes.com/magazine-attachments/s3fs-public/styles/448x245/public/2024-06/Applications%20rejected.jpg?itok=84je2wzF)
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