Guidance

Taking Teaching Further programme

Guidance on how further education providers can register for Taking Teaching Further (TTF) 2024.

From:
Department for Education
Published
26 May 2021
Last updated
29 April 2024 — See all updates

Applies to England

Registration for Taking Teaching Further 2024 is now open. Registration closes at 5pm on 14 June 2024.

Taking Teaching Further (TTF) is a 2-year programme that supports further education (FE) providers to recruit and provide early career support to those with relevant knowledge and industry experience, to retrain as FE teachers.

This page is for further education providers. There is more information for people who are interested in becoming an FE teacher from Teach in FE.

TTF funding is available for new further education teachers who will teach across the 15 technical routes. These routes have been aligned to T Levels and technical qualifications approved by the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE).

Funding is also available to support recruits who will:

  • teach English, maths, or science
  • provide support to students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)

Available funding

Providers can apply for funding of either £15,200 or £21,200 per recruit, depending on the teacher training route taken. This funding is to cover the cost of an early career support package, including a reduced timetable, for new teaching recruits taking either:

  • an Ofqual-regulated, classroom-based teaching qualification at level 5 or higher
  • the learning and skills teacher apprenticeship

Guidance and eligibility for TTF 2024

TTF 2024 is open to eligible FE providers through 2 routes:

  • route 1 is open to general FE colleges, sixth-form colleges, land-based colleges and institutes of adult learning
  • route 2 is open to independent training providers, employer providers, third sector training providers, local authority providers, adult and community learning providers, and specialist post-16 institutions

For TTF 2024, we have made changes to the delivery model, which will reduce the administrative burden on colleges and providers.

There is more information on each of the application routes and the changes to the delivery model in the corresponding guidance documents:

Upcoming webinars

We will be hosting webinars for FE colleges and providers to talk through the changes to this year’s TTF round and ask any questions you may have. You will need to register for these webinars by 5pm on Monday 6 May:

How to register for TTF 2024

You will need to complete either the college (route 1) or provider (route 2) online registration form:

If your college is part of a college group, registration must be done at group level by the college with a direct relationship with the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA).

The deadline for registering is 5pm on 14 June 2024.

The registration form should take no longer than 15 minutes to complete. You will need:

  • the name, address and your type of college, group or organisation
  • your UK provider reference number (UKPRN)
  • the name, position and email address of your TTF programme lead
  • contact details for the principal or chief executive officer

You will also need to provide the number of TTF 2024 places you think you will need, and how many of the requested places will be for each teacher training route.

Route 2 is administered on a first-come-first-served basis, so the registration window for this will close once all available places have been allocated. You should register as soon as possible.

The privacy notice for education providers’ workforce, including teachers explains how DfE uses personal information in TTF. This includes information you give to us, or information that we may collect about you.

What happens next

We aim to confirm initial allocations by July 2024.

We will contact all registered TTF leads from September 2024 to finalise these initial allocations and identify whether fewer or more places are required. Any additional places are subject to availability.

We aim to confirm final allocations of TTF 2024 places in October 2024.

Contact

If you need further information, contact TTF.Enquiries@education.gov.uk.

Published 26 May 2021
Last updated 29 April 2024 + show all updates

  1. Guidance has been updated and registration for Taking Teaching Further 2024 has opened.

  2. The TTF 2023 registration window for new teaching recruits has closed.

  3. Updated with information that registrations are now closed and added guidance for registered providers. Removed the 'Financial incentive for TTF recruits' and 'How to register' sections.

  4. Updated 'Taking Teaching Further 2023 provider guidance: route 2' and 'Taking Teaching Further 2023 provider registration form: route 2' to reflect name change from register of apprenticeship training providers (RoATP) to apprenticeship providers and assessment register (APAR).

  5. Information has been added for registrations to the Taking Teaching Further (TTF) programme for the financial year 2023 to 2024.

  6. Applications for the TTF programme are currently closed. Department for Education is now responsible for the delivery of TTF, replacing the Education and Training Foundation (ETF).

  7. Applications for round 5 of TTF are now open.

  8. First published.

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