Question to the Department for Education:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they will ensure that trainees at newly accredited initial teacher training providers receive the quality of training that schools will need.

All providers of initial teacher training (ITT) are required to obtain accreditation in order to run ITT and to be able to recommend their trainees for qualified teacher status.

To be accredited, a provider must design and deliver training which meets the Secretary of State for Education's ITT criteria.[1] This includes demonstrating evidence of the procedures to be established to assess trainee progression against the Teachers’ Standards.

[1] www.gov.uk/government/publications/initial-teacher-training-criteria