The latest newsletter from the ITE Research group with details of events, research support, blogs relating to ITE, podcasts relating to ITE, and a selection of recent research papers of interest.
The deadline is almost here for the IPDA England Conference 2027, taking place at Birmingham City University on 22 January 2027. UCET colleagues are welcomed to join the IPDA England Conference in Birmingham aiming to explore Professional Learning for Transformation. UCET members are offered 10% discount when registering for the event.
The deadline is tomorrow, 31 October 2026.
UCET recognises the excellent contribution international teachers make to the workforce, however increased recruitment to Initial Teacher Education programmes is not always translating into secure, long term employment in schools in England.
Join us for an inspiring in-person conference exploring the important place of the arts and humanities in primary schools. Subjects such as art, music, drama, history and geography play a vital role in children’s education, yet many schools find it increasingly challenging to protect time and resources for them alongside the pressures of maths and English.
This conference creates a space to reflect on why these subjects matter and how they enrich children’s learning and wellbeing. From nurturing creativity and curiosity to developing empathy, cultural understanding and critical thinking, the arts and humanities help children make sense of the world around them.
A new Local Matters online CPD resource for schools, developed by the University of Manchester in collaboration with the National Education Union (NEU).
The latest 'Becoming a Teacher' newsletter from the DfE. This month: placement requirements before changing trainee’s status for qualified teacher status (QTS) or early years teacher status (EYTS)
• let us know a trainee has gained qualified teacher status (QTS) or early years teacher status (EYTS)
• ITT Reforms Evaluation Wave 2
• digital services updates: watch the online session recording
• complete our annual survey
A report from James Noble-Rogers on the World Assembly of the International Council on Education for Teaching (ICET): Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, 7-9 June 2026
We are delighted to welcome colleagues to engage with this year's Online Leadership Conference taking place on the 15th July from 15.45 - 18.30. Our theme is Inclusive Leadership, and we are delighted to welcome a range of speakers to the event, to provide us with a wide range of topics to consider and reflect on. Please join us for the event, by registering below. We shall email through the link to the event a nearer the time. We look forward to exploring this important focus with you.
DfE has today updated both the Intensive Training and Practice (ITAP) and special schools guidance, to further support accredited providers to ensure that their programmes are offering trainee teachers the best possible training in meeting the needs of all pupils, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
The UCET Special Interest Group (SIG) for Supporting International Trainee Teachers, co chaired by Juliette Claro, Lecturer in Education at St Mary’s University, Twickenham, met with the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Languages at the Houses of Parliament on Monday 27 April to highlight the growing challenges faced by international Early Career Teachers (ECTs) in securing visas to work in the UK.
There is a lot of concern over the difficulty in retaining teachers in the profession both in the UK and internationally. We are interested in finding out more about this important issue to help inform future strategies to encourage teachers to stay in the profession. Usually, research in this area focuses on why teachers leave but our research is interested in why teachers might stay, especially when faced with diverse and/or challenging contexts.
Teaching Vacancies is helping schools move towards clearer and fairer recruitment by making it easier to share transparent pay information, flexible working options and more inclusive job adverts. Many schools have already begun adopting these approaches, supported by practical tools and prompts built into the service. The campaign highlights that progress, encourages others to follow it, and gives both schools and jobseekers a clearer sense of what good recruitment looks like.
Join colleagues from across Europe at Lincoln Bishop University for the Teacher Education Policy in Europe (TEPE) Conference 2026, taking place in Lincoln from 6–8 May 2026.
The Universities Council for the Education of Teachers (UCET) today announced that Stefanie Sullivan and Joanna McIntyre will be taking over as joint Executive Directors following the retirement, after 22 years, of James Noble-Rogers. The new postholders, who both currently work at the University of Nottingham, will take up their positions on 13 April.
There is a lot of concern over the difficulty in retaining teachers in the profession both in the UK and internationally. We are interested in finding out more about this important issue to help inform future strategies to encourage teachers to stay in the profession.
This project seeks to explore the views and experiences of STEM and geography secondary/post-16 schoolteachers and ITE educators around subject-specific decolonial and anti-racist work across England and Scotland
The Department for Education has published the schools white paper, Every Child Achieving and Thriving, and our consultation on SEND reform, Putting Children and Young People First. We want to improve the lives of all children and young people, with a broad curriculum fit for the modern world, and ending the one-size-fits-all approach to education. This white paper is not simply a vision of the change we want to bring to our schools, but a call to parents, schools, local services, and everyone working with children and young people to join us in building a future where every child can achieve and thrive.
Prepared by the Sustainability and Climate Change Working Group of the Universities Council for the Education of Teachers (UCET) Authors: Paul Vare, Tremaine Baker, Phil Bamber, Lee Jowett, Alison Kitson, Elena Lengthorn, Jo Anna Reed Johnson, Adam Simcock, Sophie Wilson, Jenny Wynn.
The 66th International Council of Education for Teaching (ICET) World Assembly 2026 will be hosted by the Australian Catholic University in Melbourne, Australia, from 7–9 July 2026.
The BERA Annual Conference is a major event in the educational research calendar, bringing together researchers, educators, and practitioners to share ideas, inspire debate, and showcase the latest work in the field
Welcome to the third edition of the further education (FE) initial teacher education (ITE) newsletter from the Department for Education (DfE). This edition focuses on FE ITE reform and the steps we are taking.