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Taking Teaching Further

Round five of the Taking Teaching Further initiative that supports providers to recruit teachers, including maths, English & SEND specialists, is now open.

£18,200 is available per recruit to providers across the FE and Training sector.

About the Taking Teaching Further programme

The programme is a national initiative to attract experienced business and industry professionals to teach in Further Education (FE).

This Department for Education-funded initiative is managed on its behalf by the Education and Training Foundation who also played a key role in the programme’s development. It was launched in June 2018 with four rounds of funding having been successfully completed between 2018 and 2022.

Round 5

Round 5 will run until July 2024 and will continue to offer FE providers support with the funding towards new recruits undertaking a Level 5 teaching qualification, receiving intensive support such as paired teaching, mentoring or work shadowing, as well as a reduced teaching workload in the first year of teaching.

How to apply

For full details and to apply, visit The Education and Training Foundation website.

View more training and CPD opportunities in our site Training section.

Find out about teacher training programmes available at Newcastle School of Education here.

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