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  • New School Direct programme for early years initial teacher training

    NCTL is introducing School Direct for early years initial teacher training (ITT) from September 2014.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Chair of the School Teachers' Review Body: position advertised

    The Secretary of State for Education launches a competition to appoint a new Chair of the School Teachers' Review Body (STRB).

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Changes to NCTL's national qualifications and the NCTL membership website

    NCTL is making changes to the way its national qualifications for school leaders will be delivered in the future.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Independent review of initial teacher training courses launched

    Andrew Carter OBE has been appointed to chair a review of the quality and effectiveness of initial teacher training (ITT) courses.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Charlie Taylor talks about developing the birth-to-18 system

    Charlie Taylor, Chief Executive of the National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) speaks to the Nursery and Primary Show.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New scholarships for teachers and SEN support staff

    Teachers and SEN support staff will be able to apply for funds worth up to £1 million to develop specialist skills.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Headteacher standards review

    Standards for headteachers will be updated for the first time in a decade.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Chair of School Teachers’ Review Body to step down next month

    Dame Patricia Hodgson announces that she is stepping down from the chair of the School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB).

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Letter from Dame Patricia Hodgson to Michael Gove

    Dame Patricia Hodgson announces that she is stepping down from the School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB).

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  • Elizabeth Truss speaks about improving teaching

    Education Minister Elizabeth Truss speaks to Reform about new freedoms for teachers over materials, assessment and professional development.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Record number of teachers as 9,000 join schools in England

    New statistics show that the number of teachers in England is rising as teaching increasingly becomes the career choice for top graduates.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Elizabeth Truss speaks about early years teachers

    Childcare Minister Elizabeth Truss speaks at Policy Exchange about the quality of teaching in the early years.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Confirmation of the government's response to STRB's 23rd report

    A letter to the Chair of the School Teachers' Review Body (STRB), confirming the government's response to the STRB's 23rd report.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Michael Gove writes to unions about the programme of talks

    A letter from the Secretary of State for Education to teaching unions.

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  • Elizabeth Truss speaks about maths teaching

    Education Minister Elizabeth Truss speaks at the launch of the APPG for Maths and Numeracy about the importance of good maths teaching.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Experts to visit Shanghai to raise UK maths standards

    Minister leads fact-finding mission to China as part of the government’s efforts to improve maths teaching.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Raising teaching standards in school sport

    Examples of schools which have improved sports teaching through staff training and using specialist coaches.

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  • Appointments to the School Teachers’ Review Body

    Daniel Flint and Mike Redhouse appointed to the School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB).

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • School Teachers' Review Body: 23rd report

    Written ministerial statement by the Secretary of State for Education Michael Gove on the School Teachers' Review Body's 23rd report.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Ofsted sets the bar higher for teacher training partnerships

    Plans to revise the ways in which initial teacher education partnerships are inspected will help to raise standards further, says Ofsted.

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