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This guidance sets out what accredited ITT providers must do to comply with the law. You should follow the guidance unless you have a very good reason not to.
Updated for the 2022 to 2023 academic year. COVID-19 guidance has also been removed and criterion C1.3 has been updated.
Added information to support providers who could not meet school placement criteria in 2021 to 2022 academic year because of COVID-19 disruption.
Updated to reflect that this current guidance applies to accredited providers delivering ITT courses until 31 August 2024. After this date, new published ITT criteria and quality requirements will be in place.
We updated section 'C2.3 Training in schools' of the guidance about the requirement for training to take place wholly or mainly in England.
Revised guidance to revert to pre-COVID-19 advice.
Updated ITT criteria in line with the coronavirus (COVID-19) amendment to the School Teacher Qualification Regulations that came into force in April 2021.
Update to C1.3 Other background checks section. Added links to Changes to checks for EU sanctions on EEA teachers and Recruit teachers from overseas.
Updated temporary guidance changes due to coronavirus (COVID-19).
Temporary guidance changes due to coronavirus (COVID-19).
Guidance updated based on current public health advice, to help initial teacher training (ITT) providers reduce the impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) on their ITT provision.
We have added temporary changes to this guidance due to coronavirus (COVID-19).
Updated information about the withdrawal of accreditation criteria.
Edits to reflect the new ITT core content framework.
Edits to reflect the changes to skills tests.
Updated the criteria and supporting advice.
Updated to add information on fee charging and student support for part-time courses.
Updated the legislation that providers must follow and to which this advice refers.
Updated guidance for the 2019 to 2020 academic year.
There have been no changes to the statutory requirements since the last publication. Updated Accreditation section, updated supporting advice (C1.1, C1.2, C1.3 and C2.1) and updated language throughout.