Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 61111
Teachers: Training
Tabled: 18 June 2025
Answered: 24 June 2025
Named DayQuestion
Gideon Amos
Liberal Democrat — Taunton and Wellington
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of revising the requirement for a grade 4 in GCSE maths for entry into teacher training, in cases where applicants hold postgraduate qualifi
Answer
Catherine McKinnellThe department is committed to protecting the quality of teachers and the profession’s status. The initial teacher training (ITT) criteria set out the requirements for all ITT courses leading to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). All accredited ITT providers...
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