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Agenda for the meeting of the ITE primary & early years forum to be held at 1pm on Tuesday 11 June 2019 at Mary Sumner House, 24 Tufton Street, London SW1P 3RB

There will also be a morning symposium beginning at 10.15am on ‘supportive interventions for ITE students’ led by Alison Hales, Janet Morris & Roger McDonald from Greenwich, Jon Clough from Chester and Kate Brimacombe from Marjon. Invitations for the symposium have been issued separately. If you would like to attend but have not registered please contact Max Fincher at: m.fincher@ucet.ac.uk.

Welcome and introductions

Minutes of the previous meeting

Matters arising

Chair and Vice-Chair of forum

UCET updates

Topics for future symposia

ITE recruitment:

Feedback from forum members

Teacher recruitment bulletin

Migration Advisory Group

Skills test issues

DFE teacher recruitment & retention strategy:

Early career framework

ITE content group

Inspection issues:

Feedback on recent inspection experiences

OFSTED consultation on Education Inspection Framework

New ITE inspection framework & OfSTED questionnaire

Termly letter to partnerships

Early years:

New EYITT programme requirements

feedback from forum members

Child protection:

OfSTED message to inspectors

Re-applications from former trainees

Other DBS issues

Items for information:

2019 UCET conference

Easter 2019 UCET newsletter

Any other business

Date of next meeting: Tuesday 19 November 2019

Background papers

Minutes of the previous meeting

May teacher recruitment bulletin

EFC tender information

DfE press notice on ITE content group

UCET EIF consultation response

OfSTED slides on ITE inspection framework

OfSTED termly letter to partnerships

EYITT requirements

UCET Easter 2019 newsletter