Initial Teacher Training news
- 31/03/25
Eastern Region ITT into ECT Conference: Stepping Up
Calling all Initial Teacher Trainees! The Eastern Region Teaching School Hubs are excited to announce this year's ITT into ECT Conference, set to take place on Thursday 22 May 2025 from 4:30pm to 6pm. This online event is designed specifically for trainee...Read Full Story - 01/03/25
ITT Mentor Conference – From Challenges to Growth: Promoting Wellbeing and Resilience in Mentoring Trainees
On 6 February 2025, the Eastern Region Teaching School Hubs delivered our annual Initial Teacher Training Mentor Conference to mentors and ITT providers across the East of England. In response to the narrative playing out across schools and training providers up and down the country, w...Read Full Story - 13/01/25
ITT Mentor Conference - 6 February 2025
Teaching School Hubs in the Eastern Region are hosting a free online conference for ITT mentors on Tuesday 6 February from 4:00-5:30pm. The theme of this year's conference is 'From Challenges to Growth: Promoting Wellbeing and Resilience in Mentoring Trainees'.Read Full Story - 06/12/24
DEEP Initial Teacher Training – Programme Launch
On Wednesday 27 November, the Dunmow Excellence in Education Partnership (DEEP) launched its new Initial Teacher Training programme – a dynamic and innovative pathway into primary teaching. This programme offers an opportunity to train and work locally while...Read Full Story - 04/12/24
Train to Teach in Essex event - 2 December 2024
On Monday 2 December 2024, the three Essex Teaching School Hubs (Chafford Hundred South Essex, Saffron and Unity) and Essex County Council hosted a 'Train to Teach in Essex' information event at Beaulieu Park School in Chelmsford, along with representatives from DfE. It was great t...Read Full Story - 08/11/24
New teacher training programme from the Dunmow Excellence in Education Partnership
With recruitment into teacher training at the top of the priority list for schools and settings in our region, a local consortium of schools in the Dunmow area has taken innovative steps to tackle this crisis by developing a new teacher training programme. Run by the Dunmow Excellence in Educatio...Read Full Story - 23/09/24
Why should my school sign up to the DfE School Experience service?
At a time when education is experiencing a recruitment crisis, encouraging new entrants to the profession is vital. The DfE runs a Get School Experience platform which seeks to facilitate visits to schools by prospective applicants to ITT courses. As many providers do require evidence of engagement...Read Full Story - 16/07/24
Congratulations to the Class of 2023!
The 'Class of 2023' trainees with our Lead Partners CTSN SCITT, Mid Essex ITT and West Essex SCITT have been awarded QTS and have enjoyed some well deserved celebrations. Congratulations from Saffron Teaching School Hub and good luck to all as they embark on their new roles as fully qua...Read Full Story - 11/06/24
ITT into ECT Conference resources
On Wednesday 22 May 2024, the East of England Teaching School Hubs hosted an online 'ITT into ECT' conference for trainee teachers who will become ECTs in September. Resources from this event are now available online.Read Full Story - 15/04/24
Initial Teacher Training – Pathways to Engagement
Engaging in initial teacher training (ITT) is vital, as it directly influences the quality of education provided to students and the overall success of schools – but there are so many other benefits for schools, leaders, teachers and pupils.Read Full Story - 11/03/24
Initial Teacher Training update – Spring 2024
In the continually changing landscape of education, there is a constant which underpins all of our work – the need to identify, develop and nurture talented teachers through a robust initial teacher training (ITT) programme. Our latest update champions the importance of a collaborative, s...Read Full Story - 04/03/24
The new ITTECF - what has changed?
A single curriculum framework resulting from a review of the Core Content Framework and the Early Career Framework was launched by the DfE on 30th January 2024. On 13th February, we held a briefing about the new ITTECF to look at what has changed.Read Full Story