Recruiting, inducting and managing teachers

Overseas-trained teachers, inductions, School Direct information, Childcare Act. Appraisals, employment advice, workforce planning.

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Services

• Retiring teachers: nomination form for official letter of thanks

  Form to nominate exceptional teachers for an appreciation letter at retirement from the Secretary of State for Education.

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Guidance and regulation

• Check a teacher's record
  • Detailed guide
  • 10 October 2024
  • Department for Education
• Targeted retention incentive payments for school teachers
  • Detailed guide
  • 14 October 2024
  • Department for Education
• Recruit teachers from overseas
  • Detailed guide
  • 8 April 2024
  • Department for Education
• Check the children's barred list
  • Detailed guide
  • 26 June 2024
  • Department for Education
• Early career payments for teachers
  • Detailed guide
  • 14 October 2024
  • Department for Education

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News and communications

• School support staff body reinstated
  • 10 October 2024
  • Department for Education
  • Press release
• Education Secretary begins push to recruit 6,500 new teachers
  • 8 July 2024
  • Department for Education
  • Press release
• Measures announced to boost teacher recruitment and retention
  • 15 January 2024
  • Department for Education
  • Press release
• Record number of teachers in England’s schools
  • 8 June 2023
  • Department for Education
  • Press release
• Over £300 million to attract and develop world-class teachers and leaders
  • 12 October 2021
  • Department for Education
  • Press release

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Research and statistics

• Teacher and leader development: ECF and NPQs 2023 to 2024
  • 11 July 2024
  • Department for Education
  • Official statistics
• Initial teacher training: trainee number census 2023 to 2024
  • 7 December 2023
  • Department for Education
  • Official statistics
• Teacher and Leader development: ECF and NPQs 2022
  • 19 July 2023
  • Department for Education
  • Official statistics
• Initial teacher training: trainee number census 2022 to 2023
  • 1 December 2022
  • Department for Education
  • Official statistics
• Teacher and leader development: ECF and NPQs
  • 14 July 2022
  • Department for Education
  • Official statistics

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Policy papers and consultations

• Administration of mathematics early-career payments
  • 31 August 2018
  • Department for Education
  • Consultation outcome
  • Date closed 30 July 2018
• Early career framework
  • 30 January 2024
  • Department for Education
  • Policy paper
• Education staff wellbeing and teacher retention
  • 15 January 2024
  • Department for Education
  • Policy paper
• Teacher recruitment and retention strategy
  • 5 February 2019
  • Department for Education
  • Policy paper
• Diversity of the teaching workforce: statement of intent
  • 11 October 2018
  • Department for Education and Closed organisation: Race Disparity Unit
  • Policy paper

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Organisations

• Department for Education
• Ministry of Defence
• Crown Commercial Service
• HM Treasury
• Office for the Pay Review Bodies

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• Prime Minister's Office 10 Downing Street
• Teaching Regulation Agency

• Ofsted