Question follow-through · 74802

Teachers: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason the indicative total contract value for the Future High Potential Initial Teacher Training Programme contract has reduced from £150 million in April 2025 to £89 million in September 2025.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
3 Sept 2025
Target answer date
8 Sept 2025
Answer
6 Oct 2025 · 33 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 3 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason the indicative total contract value for the Future High Potential Initial Teacher Training Programme contract has reduced from £150 million in April 2025 to £89 million in September 2025.

  2. 8 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 6 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    The High Potential Initial Teacher Training Programme has played a vital part in boosting teaching quality across the country. The current contract is coming to an end and, as with any government contract of this scale, it will be retendered in line with ...

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