March 29, 2021
Initial teacher education (ITE)
Ofsted’s ITE inspections will start from 4 May. These will be carried out in line with the new ITE inspection framework, published in the summer term 2020.
Inspections under the new framework were suspended during the spring term. During this time, we have carried out thematic research to establish the impact of COVID-19 on ITE provision, including a focus on the quality of ITE curriculums. We will publish a single evaluative report in the summer term to reflect our findings.