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This statutory guidance is for:

• headteachers
• school staff
• appropriate bodies
• governing bodies

It applies to:

• local-authority-maintained schools
• academies and free schools
• pupil referral units
• independent schools
• sixth-form colleges
• further education colleges

The guidance covers settings that:

• are required to offer induction to their early career teachers
• choose to offer induction to their early career teachers

This guidance replaces the previous version, which can be found in The National Archives.