National Institute of Teaching

One of the best parts about becoming a trainee teacher with the NIoT is the amazing community you get to be a part of. With over 1,000 trainees across the country, you’re joining a network of people who are in the same boat as you. It’s a great opportunity to share your experiences, get advice and support, and celebrate your wins together. It's not too late - you still have 2 days to sign up and be part of this year's cohort, so get your application in by midnight on Friday 19th July.

📚 NEW RESEARCH LAUNCH🚀 We are excited to announce the publication of our new research project, a pilot of the Teacher Education Dataset (PiloTED), which explores how anonymised data from multi-academy trusts can be used to estimate teacher impact and inform professional development. This project was inspired by a simple but challenging question: how do you measure a teacher's impact? We know that effective teachers make a huge difference to pupil outcomes, but we lack reliable and valid ways of comparing teachers' effectiveness across different contexts and assessments. Working with Evidence Based Education, we consolidated anonymised assessment data from our four founding multi-academy trusts to test whether we could use it to estimate teacher impact in a way that could be a game changer for our understanding of effective teaching. We consulted teachers and school leaders, and conducted rigorous statistical tests to see if our approach was feasible, acceptable, and meaningful. We were delighted to find that it was. Our findings open up new possibilities for research and practice. Our ambition is to identify and share practical improvements to continuous professional development that can benefit all teachers and their pupils. Read more about our project, PiloTED, and how data might be used to enhance teacher development here: https://buff.ly/4bKSUHx Our Senior Research Associate Dr Raj Chande also shares his take on the findings here: https://buff.ly/4bIxz1j

Hear what some of our new trainee teachers are most looking forward to about starting their programme in September. There’s still time to apply for this year’s cohort if you’d like to join them. Applications close this Friday, so don’t miss out!

Our Early Career Framework programme for newly qualified teachers includes: 📖Personalised learning 👫1:1 support 💡Learning from others 🌍Access to international experts Find out more 👉 https://buff.ly/3W4PiKH

The @NatInstTeaching was privileged to be part of the @NowTeachOrg annual conference 🌟 We spoke to trainees and NQTs about their career progression and #NPQs available. For more info on our NPQs visit https://buff.ly/3WngCFm #NTConf2025

ICYMI: New Teacher Recruitment Advert🎥 Have you seen our latest teacher recruitment advert? It's an invitation, from teachers, to join their amazing profession. The film was made with teachers who know the joys and complexities of school life. They helped us write the script and draft the messaging. They wanted us to share a dash of reality on school life. It's the hardest job you'll ever do. It's also the greatest. As Theodore Roosevelt said: "No kind of life is worth leading if it is always an easy life." So please share this film with your friends, family and anyone that you know who is thinking about becoming a teacher. Applications for this year's cohort close next week, so apply by 19 July to join us in September.

NEW: Thousands of teachers will have access to exceptional training and development close to where they live. We are expanding our delivery locations across England to make our programmes easier to get to. Two trusts will become Associate Colleges of the NIoT – the Laurus Trust in south Manchester, Stockport and Cheshire East, and LEO Academy Trust in Sutton and Surrey. As well as playing a key role in the delivery of our programmes, these Associate Colleges also contribute to their design, drawing on local expertise and knowledge. This ensures that programmes reflect their local contexts and the needs of the communities they serve. This partnership approach will enable us to extend our reach across the country, delivering targeted professional development where the need is greatest. There will also be new delivery locations in Nottinghamshire, Bradford, Birmingham and Liverpool. The expansion has been made possible by new partnerships with Great Schools Trust, the designation of a new Star Teaching School Hub in Birmingham and new relationships with The Two Counties Trust, which has nine secondary academies across Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire.

Our trainees are off to a Flying Start.   In case you missed it, hundreds of passionate trainees from across the country came together last week for our Flying Start programme, a week solely dedicated to welcoming our new teacher trainees.    They mastered teaching fundamentals, met fellow trainees and gained hands-on school experience. They're now equipped with some of the essential tools and confidence needed to start in September.   If you've always wanted to teach, there's still time to join us. Applications for this year close on 19th July, so apply now before it's too late.

Discover our range of high-quality NPQ programmes, tailored for seasoned educators and school leaders. You can choose from 10 different options, each designed to fit around your busy schedule and help you to increase your impact. With limited NPQ scholarships available for our autumn cohort*, now is the time to get your application in! To help you decide, take a look at our latest blog which summarises the NPQs on offer 👉 https://buff.ly/3Wh1AB6 Apply now👉https://buff.ly/3U1a2zL #CareerGrowth #ProfessionalDevelopment #NPQs *Dependent on DfE eligibility criteria

📺 NEW TEACHER RECRUITMENT ADVERT Watch our new teacher recruitment advert; an invitation, from teachers, to join their amazing profession. The film was made with teachers who know the joys and complexities of school life. They helped us write the script and draft the messaging. They wanted us to share a dash of reality on school life. It's the hardest job you'll ever do. It's also the greatest. As Theodore Roosevelt said: "No kind of life is worth leading if it is always an easy life." So please share this film with your friends, family and anyone that you know who is thinking about becoming a teacher. Applications for this year's cohort are closing soon, so apply by 19 July to join us in September.