Source · Select Committees · Education Committee
Recommendation 29
29
Accepted
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Require annual review of Early Career Framework content and expansion of subject elements
Recommendation
The Department should continue to consult and engage with teachers for feedback on the Early Career Framework. We recommend that the content of the Early Career Framework is reviewed annually by the Department, and that duplicate material continues to be removed. The Department should also work with providers to develop and expand the subject specific elements of the Early Career Framework.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government commits to updating the Early Career Framework as part of a new Teacher Training Entitlement and Excellence in Leadership Training Programme, aiming to ensure high-quality professional development for teachers.
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Government Response
Accepted
HM Government · verbatim extract
Accepted
We are committed to providing Early Career Teachers (ECTs) with a high- quality evidence-informed training programme as they embark on their teaching career. As a first step, from September 2025 we are implementing an updated framework and training programme which will address many of the points identified in this report including duplication from ITT, by introducing a combined framework and guidance for providers on progression. We are also increasing the requirement on our training providers to develop subject specific training materials to support ECTs to relate their training directly to their own context. As the evidence base evolves, so too do the experiences and needs of trainees and ECTs, which is why we are committed to continuous improvement and to review the experiences and needs of ECTs as well as trainees. We regularly engage with training providers and Teaching School Hubs to share best practice and respond to feedback and evaluation findings to iterate delivery of the programme on an ongoing basis.
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