The DfE are consulting on proposals to further strengthen the initial teacher training (ITT) system for the further education (FE) sector in England. They want to ensure that publicly funded ITT is creating a strong supply of new teachers to the FE sector, particularly where vacancies are currently hard to fill, and that courses are of the best possible quality. They are also seeking views on longer-term changes to the way in which FE ITTis regulated by the government, including a requirement for providers to be accredited and to provide the government with data. Click here for more.
