Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what conditions need to be met before further rounds of accreditation for providers of teacher training are opened.

The department announced in December 2021 that it is running two accreditation rounds. Round one began on 1 December 2021 and ends on 7 February 2022. The second round begins on 19 April 2022 and ends on 27 June 2022. Our priority is to ensure that there are sufficient, high-quality initial teacher training places to meet demand across the country. With this in mind, officials will consider if a further accreditation round(s) is necessary following the outcomes of the two application rounds. Further details will be published if required.