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Recommendation 17
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Acknowledged
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We welcome the Government’s nationwide roll-out of a scheme with the engineering sector, designed to...
Recommendation
We welcome the Government’s nationwide roll-out of a scheme with the engineering sector, designed to increase the number of Initial Teacher Training recruits with industry experience. The scheme should, subject to evaluation, be expanded to bring more STEM professionals into classrooms to help teach other subjects where there are shortages.
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The Department continues to monitor and evaluate the Engineers Teach Physics programme with a view to exploring opportunities to improve the ITT pipeline for STEM teachers more broadly.
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Government Response
Acknowledged
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Acknowledged
98. The Engineers Teach Physics programme continues to attract candidates, following its national roll-out from the beginning of the 2022/23 academic year, with 18 providers, across England, now offering it. The Department continues to monitor and evaluate its influence with a view to exploring opportunities to improve the ITT pipeline for STEM teachers more broadly. STEM research institutions
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