Guidance: Further education: initial teacher education

Department For Education

September 4

08:44 2024

This guidance is for:

providers of publicly funded further education (FE) initial teacher education (ITE)
organisations developing qualifications or curricula for FE ITE programmes

Prospective FE teachers may also find this information helpful alongside information on how to teach in further education.

If you have any questions regarding the content of this page, you can contact the team at FE.ITE@education.gov.uk.

Published 30 May 2023
Last updated 4 September 2024 +show all updates

4 September 2024
Updated 'Overview: the initial teacher education system for FE' and 'Expectations for the delivery of initial teacher education for FE' for the academic year 2024 to 2025.
7 May 2024
Added 'Diploma in Teaching (Further Education and Skills) qualification framework'. Updated information about entry requirements and selection processes in Expectations for the delivery of initial teacher education for FE.
25 January 2024
Added 'Recognised further education teacher training courses eligible for student support: 2024 to 2025' document. Updated 'Overview: the initial teacher education system for FE' to reflect this change.
6 November 2023
Information has been added to 'Expectations for the delivery of initial teacher education for FE' on the teacher mentoring programme developed by Cognition Learning Group.
30 May 2023
First published.