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Recommendation 24
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Acknowledged
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Review decision to cut international relocation payments and protect current international trainee teachers.
Recommendation
We are disappointed about recent changes to the international relocation payment which will exclude trainee teachers from the 2024 and 2025 academic years. We viewed this payment as a positive intervention to encourage the recruitment and training of international teachers in key subjects and do not view this decision as a step in the right direction. We urge the Department to review this decision and reevaluate the scheme’s potential to help in providing high quality teachers in our schools. In particular, we are concerned about the late notice given for this change and urge the Department to work closely with Universities to ensure that no students on their way to qualify as teachers in shortage subjects are lost as a result of this At a minimum, this change should not apply retrospectively and international candidates accepted prior to April 3rd 2024 should be able to continue on to their studies in September 2024 with these payments.
Government response summary AI-generated
The Department acknowledges the value of the IRP but states that the decision to close the IRP to new applicants from the 2024/25 academic year was taken after careful consideration. They are exploring other ways to support international teachers.
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Government Response
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HM Government · verbatim extract
Acknowledged
The government has inherited a challenging set of fiscal circumstance and needs to make difficult decisions to restore economic stability, including focusing funding where it is needed most to deliver the best outcomes for children and young people.
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