Media Coverage

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Phil Smith, NASBTT PR Consultant

Tel: 01778 218180 or 07866 436159

Email: phil@philsmithcommunications.co.uk

Media coverage where NASBTT is featured is detailed below.

2020 Media Coverage

2019 Media Coverage

Date	Publication	Article
1st November	Heart Teaching	DfE rushes out new ITT framework ahead of election
5th November	TheSchoolBus	Managing workload and wellbeing to form a compulsory part of teacher training
12th November	SchoolsWeek	Then and now: how new teachers will be trained
4th November	Teacher Training Conference	NASBTT Eight Teacher Training (ITT) Priorities for 2020
11th November	Inside Government	NASBTT Eight Teacher Training (ITT) Priorities for 2020
11th November	Education Business	Essential Guides for Early Career Teachers Launched
6th November	Education Executive	NASBTT comment on revised ITT core content framework
4th November	Primary School Management	Let’s end the recruitment crisis by changing our ITT culture
4th November	Tes	New teachers to be taught to ‘rest and recover’
1st November	SchoolsWeek	DfE rushes out new ITT framework ahead of election
1st November	Teachwire	Are we leaving it too late for teachers’ mental health?
2nd October	SecEd	Initial Teacher Training: Challanges and Opportunities
2nd October	SecEd	Initial Teacher Training: Challanges and Opportunities
October 2019	Schools & Academies Show 2019 Birmingham	Recruitment & Retention: How to support your staff
16th October	Tes	DfE adviser warns of ‘short-term pain’ from ITT changes
16th October	Schools Week	DfE: New ITT framework viewed as ‘short-term pain for long-term gain’
12th September	Schools Week	Ofsted to rewrite ITT inspection framework with focus on behaviour
30th August	Exeter Living	TAUGHT-OLOGY
September 2019	Teach Primary	There will be no fond farewell for professional skills tests
4th August	Haverhill Echo	National accolade awarded to administrator at Haverhill-based schools trust
17th July	LocalOrmskirk.co.uk	Honour for Ormskirt educationalist
17th July	LocalOrmskirk.co.uk	Honour for Burscough Teacher
17th July	GOV.UK	Changes to professional skills tests for teachers
17th July	hope.ac.uk	Liverpool Hope wins National HEI Partner of the Year Award
17th July	Nottingham Torch SCITT	Nottingham Torch SCITT has won the Innovative Practice of the Year award
17th July	The Educator UK	Unity Schools Partnership’s Helen Main wins Administrator of the Year Award
17th July	SKEMNEWS.COM	NASBTT Awards 2019: North West SCITT’s Denise Heath wins Mentor of the Year Award
17th July	TES	Just 136 teachers failed induction in last ten years
17th July	Independent	Maths and English tests scrapped for aspiring teachers to ease recruitment crisis
15th July	TES	QTS: Scrapping skills test is ‘not dumbing down’
12th July	Schools Week	QTS Skill test set to be scrapped
21st May	BigStamp	Hallum education expert leads new national panel to improve teacher training
20th May	MirageNews	New support for trainee teachers
20th May	DfE	New support for trainee teachers
21st May	Schools Week	Sam Twiselton to lead advisory group to review initial teacher training
20th May	WiredGov	New support for trainee teachers
20th May	fenews	New Teachers will get additional advice and support during the first years of their careers
20th May	DfE	New support for trainee teachers
12th April	Teachwire	Extended Induction Periods Must be Used for More Support and Development for NQTs
4th April	TES	Ofsted: ‘Loaded’ survey questions anger teacher trainers
3rd April	Inside Government	How Can We Make Apprenticeships Work For Every School?
1st March	Cache	A spotlight on mental health support
25th February	Balfor Recruitment	Over Half New Teachers Do Not Plan To Stay In Classroom Long Term Amid Mental Health Problems, Figures Show
17th February	Independent	Over half new teachers do not plan to stay in classroom long term amid mental health problems, figures show
13th February	TES	New teachers suffered from mental health cuts as pupils
8th February	The Educator	Government accused of ‘lowering the bar’ on recruitment
7th February	Education Business	Training providers raise concerns over DfE recruitment strategy
7th February	BBC News	Ministers accused of pressure over teacher recruits
4th February	TES	Lack of SEND support in classrooms ‘dangerous’
4th February	TES	‘We need sustainable SEND training more than ever’
30th January	SecEd	Two-year support package to boost retention of new teachers
30th January	Academy Today	Shaping the future of teaching
28th January	The Educator UK	Response to Teacher Recruitment and Retention Strategy
18th January	TES	Exclusive: DfE rule sees trainees drop out over classroom ‘shock’
15th January	TES	Exclusive: DfE fears over Brexit delay to teacher recruitment strategy
14th January	Schools Week	What are the top 3 priorities for teacher recruitment in 2019?
14th January	Open Access Government	Hopes and fears for the ITT sector in 2019

2018 Media Coverage

Date	Publication	Article
30th December	TES	Hopes and fears for the ITT sector in 2019
17th December	Academy Today	ECF “most critical initiative yet,” says NASBTT head
29th November	TES	Teacher apprentice scheme only hits 10% of target
13th November	Education for Everybody	How can we provide meaningful SEND training for trainee teachers?
31st October	TES	Exclusive: Non-graduate teaching apprenticeship shelved
25th October	Education Executive	Early Career Framework; what might this mean for recruitment and retention?
19th October	TES	DfE denies extra teacher induction year means more scrutiny
19th October	Education Executive	Early Career Framework hailed but success will require funding
17th October	TES	New teacher training plans ‘need proper funding’
17th October	The Educator UK	NASBTT hails Early Career Framework but warns it could “fail to deliver all its promises” without funding
17th October	Schools Week	DfE lifts SCITT fee cap to put on par with universities
16th October	TES	ITT providers hit by ‘nightmare’ DfE IT failure
14th October	Schools Week	First off-campus teacher training route opens for undergraduates
5th October	Academy Today	Shaping the future of teaching
3rd October	Optimus Education	Providing trainee teachers with meaningful SEND training
4th August	TES	Is factory schooling putting children off teaching?
1st July	Education Business	QTS consultation: what does it mean in practice?
15th May	Independent Leader	How to…fund apprenticeships in schools
15th May	Education Executive	How to … fund apprenticeships in schools
14th May	TES	International schools want to award QTS
11th May	SchoolsWeek	‘Strengthened’ QTS proposals will cost at least £336 million
8th May	QA Education	Damian Hinds announcement on tackling teacher recruitment and retention
4th May	TES	‘Marathon’ wait for QTS plan ditched following teacher recruitment ‘disaster’ warning
23rd April	QA Education	Education leaders call on Government to tackle teacher recruitment crisis
20th April	SchoolsWeek	Teacher apprenticeship providers get fast-track treatment
20th April	FE Week	Secret RoATP application window revealed
19th April	Education Executive	Further calls to address the teacher supply crisis
18th April	TES	Teacher training: ‘We are witnessing a dangerous lowering of the bar to entry’
18th April	TES	Waive teachers’ tuition fees, say chartered college and training providers
17th April	Education Executive	Why teacher educators need professional development
17th April	Education Uncovered	Rolling news blog, week of April 16th
23rd March	TES Magazine	‘If you say that you’re a teacher, people just feel sorry for you’
23rd March	TES	Teacher training chief warns workload is fuelling recruitment crisis
7th March	Schools Improvement.net	In-depth analysis on the DfE’s QTS consultation
6th March	Education Executive	In-depth analysis on the DfE’s QTS consultation
1st March	QA Education	NASBTT publishes response to QTS consultation
23rd February	TES	Teacher training providers call on government to scrap skills entry test
21st February	TES	Warnings grow that three-year QTS could be ‘disastrous’ for teacher recruitment
20th February	SchoolsWeek	QTS reforms may put applicants off, warn teacher trainers
13th February	FE News	Measures announced to ensure talented trainees get into teaching
12th February	SchoolsWeek	QTS rule change means 9,000 prospective teachers can retake skills test
12th February	Independent	Teachers can now fail multiple English and maths tests before entering job in effort to ease recruitment crisis, minister announces
12th February	TES	‘Unlimited resits for pre-entry tests for teacher training are a step forward – but are the tests even needed at all?’
12th February	TES	DfE allows unlimited resits for teacher entry tests
12th February	SchoolsWeek	QTS Skills Test: Lock out period and re-take charges scrapped
12th February	Government News	Measures announced to ensure talented trainees get into teaching
31st January	TES	Apprentice teachers scheme threatened by bureaucracy and disinterest
31st January	QA Education	There is no magic wand to resolve workload issues
31st January	TES	DfE checking up on teacher trainers after fears over assessment-only QTS ‘loophole’
15th January	Education Executive	How to fund apprenticeships in schools
15th January	Education Executive	DfE seeks to strengthen QTS and career progression
9th January	QA Education	How should Damian Hinds tackle education issues?

2017 Media Coverage

Date	Publication	Article
18th December	Open Access Government	How can we reverse the teacher recruitment and retention crisis?
15th December	Education Executive	DfE seeks to strengthen QTS and career progression
15th December	SchoolsWeek	Schools will need funding to provide extra training for new teachers
1st November	Education Business	The future for school-led teacher training
26th October	Education Executive	School-led teacher training – are you making the most of the opportunity?
22nd October	SchoolsWeek	PE Teachers lured into shortage subjects via new plan
22nd October	SchoolsWeek	Private teacher training providers escape Ofsted clutches
19th October	FE News	Postgraduate teaching apprenticeship launched
18th October	Schools Improvement.net	Trainee Teachers don’t understand safeguarding role says Ofsted
17th October	Training Journal	Teacher Training – what next?
17th October	TES	Warning over untested teacher apprenticeships
17th October	TES	Trainee Teachers don’t understand safeguarding role says Ofsted
17th October	SchoolsWeek	New Association to oversee apprenticeship assessment
17th October	CRG News	Warning over untested teacher apprenticeships
11th September	Education Business	NASBTT appoints new Executive Director
1st September	QA Education	New Executive Director takes post

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