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Teachers: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of revising the requirement for a grade 4 in GCSE maths for entry into teacher training, in cases where applicants hold postgraduate qualifi

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
18 Jun 2025
Target answer date
24 Jun 2025
Answer
24 Jun 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 18 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of revising the requirement for a grade 4 in GCSE maths for entry into teacher training, in cases where applicants hold postgraduate qualifi

  2. 24 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 24 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    The department is committed to protecting the quality of teachers and the profession’s status. The initial teacher training (ITT) criteria set out the requirements for all ITT courses leading to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). All accredited ITT providers...

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