Russell Group response to the recommendations of the initial teacher training (ITT) market review report and DfE consultation on its recommendations

05 July 2021

In response to the ITT market review report and DfE consultation on its recommendations published today (5 July 2021), Dr Tim Bradshaw, Chief Executive of the Russell Group, said:

“Russell Group universities work in partnership with over 2,500 schools to train more than 5,500 teachers each year, including 30% of all new physics teachers, 28% of language teachers and 24% of chemistry teachers in 2018/19.

“We are concerned that recommendations made in the Initial Teacher Training market review will have unintended consequences on high-quality teaching and disrupt current partnerships between providers and schools. This could pose a risk to university involvement in initial teacher training, with consequences for the pipeline of new teachers in England.”

Notes

The national and provider-level information about the outcomes for final year teacher trainees in England in the academic year 2018/19 can be found here.