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Questions for DfE and data impact post 7 May 2026.

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Questions for DfE and data impact post 7 May 2026.

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Supporting international trainee teachers Special Interest G

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St Mary's University International students web portal for school mentors and PCMs

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St Mary's University International students web portal for school mentors and PCMs

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St Mary's is proud to train teachers from all over the globe, which allows us to work with trainees from a broad range of countries. Some of our trainees move from abroad to train with us and their placement can be their first school experience in England. Therefore, we have worked closely with our international trainees to develop supportive content for all involved in their placement.

We have produced a guidance booklet for school-based colleagues supporting international trainees on school experience. Further guidance has also been produced for mentors to international physics trainees.

What our trainees say about school experience

"My mentor is amazing! She really helps me to understand how the school works, she checks on me and answers all the questions I have. She has so much knowledge and patience!"

What international trainees bring to the classroom

Trainees feel that their strengths in school can include:

bringing a broad and diverse view of education into their classroom practice

building relationships and connecting with a range of children

being resilient

being open-minded to new pedagogical approaches

bringing high levels of flexibility and planning skills to their practice

paying attention to details in understanding the curriculum and exam systems

bringing expertise as native language speakers, and in many cases being multilingual

offering different cultural perspectives and expertise in their subjects.

Potential challenges on school experience

Trainees considered that barriers on school experience might include:

understanding how to build relationships "the English way"

understanding and managing behaviour and expectations in English schools

adjusting to new policies and protocols, particularly with safeguarding and health and safety

becoming familiar with a new curriculum and different exam specifications

planning lessons with specific expectations and criteria in mind

adjusting to the expected norms of school life.

Sharing experience with school colleagues

Trainees may wish to talk to their school colleagues about their experience prior to commencing their training. In order to best support the transition into the English school system, trainees might with to discuss with their mentor any prior experience, including what they bring to their placement and any areas they would like to develop a greater understanding of.

Strategies for mentors supporting trainees

Mentors play a significant role in supporting our trainees in school. In particular, when they:

speak to the trainee about what would be helpful for them while on placement

offer more regular check-ins, if this would help the trainee

feel confident in offering reminders to support the trainee

model expert practice through trainee observations of lessons, clubs, and duties

talk trainees through the policies and protocols (behaviour, safeguarding, code of conduct, and health and safety)

build trusting relationships with trainees

direct trainees to expert colleagues who can support them with specific questions to develop understanding of the different roles in English schools

talk through curriculum specifics; its design and sequence and assessment requirements.

Other resources for trainees, link tutors, and mentors

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Guidance for students, link tutors, and mentors supporting school experience with a focus on international trainees.

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Summary of the report (Tanya Riordan - Portsmouth University)

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Summary of the report (Tanya Riordan - Portsmouth University)

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DfE International Teacher Recruitment Research Report June 2025

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Check what you need to do to employ teachers who are non-UK citizens.

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Campbell & Davies (2025) - An Increasing demographics of international physics teachers: Challenges and opportunities

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Campbell & Davies (2025) - An Increasing demographics of international physics teachers: Challenges and opportunities

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HoL presentation Campbell and Davies (1)

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Claro & Nkune (2025) Recruitment and retention of international trainee teachers: A call for coherence in policies and practices

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Claro & Nkune (2025) Recruitment and retention of international trainee teachers: A call for coherence in policies and practices

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Trainees from overseas sleep in libraries and rely on food banks

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International trainees and teachers are helping to tackle England’s recruitment crisis, but those who move here face huge obstacles. Cerys Turner explores why this is - and what should be done about it

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There is a caveat that this information is time limited and should not be taken as anything other than my interpretation of the web-sites as they existed at the time.

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St Mary's Exit survey 2025 Physics and MFL

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St Mary's Exit survey 2025 Physics and MFL

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We’re inviting you to help amplify the voices of your overseas PGCE offer-holders starting in September 2025.

Please share this short pre-arrival survey with your international offer holders. Their feedback will directly inform how universities can better support them with visa processes, accommodation, funding guidance, and more, before they even arrive in England.

For more information, contact:
Dr Sheeba Viswarajan – s.viswarajan@uel.ac.uk

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Pre-arrival overseas PGCE offer holder recruitment flyer (4)

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Sessions for school Headteachers and HR on recruiting international ECTs 

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Sessions for school Headteachers and HR on recruiting international ECTs 

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Students are asked this on each feedback/reflection form when on practice. This is followed up by tutor and PL (if necessary)

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Racial and Ethnic Microaggressions on School Placements: A Resource for Mentors - UCL Discovery

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UCL Discovery is UCL’s open access repository, showcasing and providing access to UCL research outputs from all UCL disciplines.

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Major immigration reforms delivered to restore order and control

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Work to restore control of Britain’s borders has seen the first of sweeping reforms to the immigration system introduced by the Home Secretary today.

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Letter to SM MP - Cities of Languages (2)

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APPG media piece on supporting international trainee teachers survey 

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APPG media piece on supporting international trainee teachers survey 

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complete the survey on Google Form to help APPG with the Media piece.

ITT survey: Modern Languages / Physics (Summer 2025)

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institute of Physics draft publications to support international trainee teachers of Physics in school

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institute of Physics draft publications to support international trainee teachers of Physics in school

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V3 ITE Supporting International Teachers of Physics Draft Guidance (3)

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V3 International Teachers Supporting International Teachers of Physics Draft Guidance (1)

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V3 Schools Supporting International Teachers of Physics (2)

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revised letter to MPs international teachers (1) (1)

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Letter to local MPs and Secretary of Education 

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Letter to local MPs and Secretary of Education 

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Racial and ethnic microaggressions on school placements A Guide for Mentors

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Manchester Met letter back from Parliament

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Manchester Met letter back from Parliament

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Reading Centre of Excellence of overseas Teachers link

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Reading Centre of Excellence of overseas Teachers link

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Centre of Excellence for Overseas Teachers (CEOT) - at the Institute of Education, University of Reading

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The Centre of Excellence for Overseas Teachers supports internationally qualified teachers and international students with teaching in the UK.

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Drop your case studies here:

anonymous

challenges experienced

opportunities

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case studies for university Internationals UK - OneDrive

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case studies for university Internationals UK

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Template for case study deadline 15 December 2025 

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Template for case study deadline 15 December 2025 

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Brunel /UCL ITE mentor session on microagressions

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Brunel /UCL ITE mentor session on microagressions

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International Students Welcome Handbook 

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International Students Welcome Handbook 

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This is a handbook that I send out to our internationals holding accepted offers. It's a start.....

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SP 2025 2026 International Welcome Handbook 2025-26

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I set up a WhatsApp group which is includes a number of last year's international trainees (about 14 I think) and most of this year's joined whilst still in their home country. The idea was to support them with what they needed to bring with them, how to prepare and to allow a 'safe space' for them to ask questions and navigate cultural changes. Once I had set it up. I am able to prompt a couple of last year's trainees to highlight things that are coming up. There was a 'big thing' about 'don't be late - no excuses!' which amused me and the punctuality is so much better this year! Some people met up before the start of Term and some even went to meet people at the airport! I aim to get internationals added earlier this year.

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CLE response to Immigration White Paper (CP1326) 15.10.25

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Norfolk Council guidance for schools on employing overseas teachers

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Norfolk Council guidance for schools on employing overseas teachers

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IoP guidance for schools to employ international teachers

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IoP guidance for schools to employ international teachers

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IoP guidance for international trainee teachers of Physics

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IoP guidance for international trainee teachers of Physics

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School placement HEP blog Claro, J.(2025) 

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School placement HEP blog Claro, J.(2025) 

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WEEKEND READING: The teacher training placement crisis - HEPI

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This blog was kindly authored by Juliette Claro, Lecturer in Education St Mary’s University Twickenham. Initial Teacher Education (ITE) providers across England are facing an escalating crisis: a growing inability to secure sufficient school placements for trainee teachers. With an average of 20 to 25% of unplaced trainee teachers, September 2025 has been challenging for […]

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TES publication  IoP recruitment and retention of international teachers

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TES publication  IoP recruitment and retention of international teachers

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Urgent task force needed to monitor international recruits, IOP warns

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Call for support comes as latest initial teacher training data shows international entrants for physics rising by more than two-thirds

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ASE 2025 international recruitment report 

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ASE 2025 international recruitment report 

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ASE Communications Team Thursday 04 December 2025

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ASE publishes international recruitment report and responds to latest ITT census data

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Home » News » ASE publishes international recruitment report and responds to latest ITT census data

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1 page overview for trainees as on December 2025

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1 page overview for trainees as on December 2025

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SIG session The Pipeline of international teachers opportunities and challenges.pptx

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Am interested to know how other institutions manage with the large number of international applicants. We are struggling to manage and am keen to learn from others how they navigate this. Many thanks

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MFL interview process reviewed 2025-2026 St Mary's

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MFL interview process reviewed 2025-2026 St Mary's

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Interview Process MFL St Mary’s 2025-2026

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At Worcester,

1- Admissions check qualifications.

2- Admissions send applicants follow up questions about the English educated system + SK task + 4 minute presentation brief. This is automated.

3- Admissions contact us once all docs have been submitted.

4- We then review SK tasks, read personal statements if SK is fine and then decide whether to interview.

We accept single linguists for French / Spanish on the course.

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Physics process for managing applications Birmingham

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Physics process for managing applications Birmingham

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At Birmingham we have introduced an additional stage between application and interview so the process is:

1. Review applications on DfE apply

2. Eligible applicants are sent a written subject knowledge task and a video teaching task - they must submit these online for review.

3. Successful applicants at this stage are invited to interview.

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Physics debate House of Lords Select Committee on Physics teacher recruitment recording (13/01.26)

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Physics debate House of Lords Select Committee on Physics teacher recruitment recording (13/01.26)

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House of Lords MFL and APPG recruitment and retention of MFL international teachers recording 8.01.26

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House of Lords MFL and APPG recruitment and retention of MFL international teachers recording 8.01.26

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Culturally responsive videos for mentors Worcester University, University of Portsmouth and St Mary's university 

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Culturally responsive videos for mentors Worcester University, University of Portsmouth and St Mary's university 

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Mentor on demand sessions 2025 2026 - OneDrive

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NEU advice: this is probably all to be found elsewhere but I am sharing it with my international Student Teachers tomorrow (23rd Feb)

Employment of Overseas Trained Teachers (OTT) | National Education Union

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Employment of Overseas Trained Teachers (OTT) | National Education Union

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Overseas Trained Teachers (OTTs) bring a wealth of global experience, diverse perspectives, and valuable skills to our schools.

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Andy Chandler-Grevatt and I wrote a piece for Education in Chemistry about supporting international science trainees. 'Guaranteed' was not our word!

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Guaranteed success for international trainees and your school

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How helping them settle in can build their confidence and strengthen your science department

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A reflective narrative on supporting international trainee teachers to thrive when teaching in English schools : My College

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SHALINI BHORKAR, ROBERT CAMPBELL AND JULIETTE CLARO, ST MARY’S UNIVERSITY, TWICKENHAM, UK Teacher recruitment and retention remain ongoing challenges in England (Maisuria et al., 2023). Most notably, recruitment of modern foreign language (MFL) and physics trainee teachers is particularly stark (DfE, 2025a). To address under-recruitment in these subjects, government bursaries are now available to international candidates. […]

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Beyond the pipeline: Drivers of ethnic disparities in teacher recruitment, retention and progression in England : My College

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JULIET KOTONYA AND KATHERINE ASTON, NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH, UK Introduction England’s pupil population is becoming increasingly ethnically diverse, yet the ethnic make-up of the teaching workforce remains unrepresentative (Demie and Huat See, 2022). This shows up in schools as disparities in who enters teaching, who remains and who progresses into leadership. Representation of teachers […]

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Enhancing action in supporting international pre-service science teachers via self-study : My College

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ROBERT CAMPBELL, ST MARY’S UNIVERSITY, TWICKENHAM, UK RACHEL DAVIES, KING’S COLLEGE, LONDON, UK DAN COTTLE, UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM, UK CAROLINE NEUBERG, LEEDS TRINITY UNIVERSITY, UK ELEANOR WYLIE, INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS, UK Introduction Since 2022, international pre-service science teachers (PSSTs) specialising in physics have also been eligible for a bursary, resulting in a fourfold increase in international applications to study PGCE […]

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How can training on culturally responsive mentoring support the integration and inclusion of international trainee teachers on a secondary PGCE? : My College

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JULIETTE CLARO, LECTURER IN EDUCATION, ST MARY’S UNIVERSITY TWICKENHAM SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, UK; CO-CHAIR OF THE UCET SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP IN SUPPORTING INTERNATIONAL TRAINEE TEACHERS In the last two years, the number of international trainee teachers on the PGCE secondary at St Mary’s University has exponentially increased, reflecting the national trends in the teacher labour market […]

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Qualified but rejected: A perspective on the QTS process for internationally trained teachers : My College

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KATIE LANGFORD FCCT, HONORARY TEACHING FELLOW, UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK, UK Introduction I have been a teacher for over 22 years, taking an unconventional path to obtaining my teaching credentials. After university, I left the UK to explore the world, eventually pursuing my teaching qualifications in Hong Kong – a decision that supported my international career but […]

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Teacher training providers seek clarity over immigration reforms

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Visa changes could deter international students from training as teachers in England unless exemptions are provided, teacher trainers warn

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Utilizing epistemic safe spaces through artwork to amplify dulled voices in initial teacher education in England

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This study investigates how arts-based research methods can amplify the voices of global majority trainee teachers in England, using artworks as epistemic safe spaces. Traditional research paradigm…

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Access to the Anecdotes, and videos

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Letter to MP to attend APPG Mtg 27 April

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Letter to MP to attend APPG Mtg 27 April

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Teacher Tapp 24 March 2026 School leaders

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Teacher Tapp 24 March 2026 School leaders

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‘I see it as trafficking’: the brutal reality of life as a foreign student in the UK

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The long read: Universities in Britain rely on overseas applicants paying full fees, which has given rise to some unscrupulous recruiters and left many hopefuls and their families deep in debt

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Summary of the APPG Languages and Physics debate 27 April 2026 at the Houses of Parliament

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Summary of the APPG Languages and Physics debate 27 April 2026 at the Houses of Parliament

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UCET Special Interest Group Meets with APPG for Languages to Address Visa Barriers for International Teachers

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28 April 2026 Please see the full attached document. The delegation included Tanya Riordan, Course Lead for PGCE MFL and the University of Portsmouth, Stephen Byrne Headteacher at Gumley House School, and Jane Driver, Principal at North Cambridge Academy and President Elect of the Association for Language Learning who brought their perspectives on the costs and administrative burden of visas when recruiting international teachers in shortage subjects such as MFL and Physics.

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Change in bursaries for internationals 7 May 2026

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Change in bursaries for internationals 7 May 2026

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Funding: initial teacher training (ITT), academic year 2026 to 2027

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The Department for Education (DfE) is responsible for managing grant funding associated with school initial teacher training (ITT) courses.

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ASE (2026) Filling the Gap Recruitment of international Physics Teachers report

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ASE (2026) Filling the Gap Recruitment of international Physics Teachers report

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ASE funded by the Gatsby Foundation| Published 2025

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Filling the Gap Recruitment of International Physics Teachers Report

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Link to DfE webinar for School on 2 July 4pm on Teams

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Link to DfE webinar for School on 2 July 4pm on Teams

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Bursary withdrawal as evidence of interest convergence: Race and the recruitment of Black African international language teachers

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In this opinion piece, Lisa Panford argues that recent policy changes reveal the conditional nature of inclusion in teacher recruitment. African international trainees are welcomed to address shortages but, because of their racialised and migration status, encounter systemic barriers across the pipeline.

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International teacher recruitment and visa sponsorship

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St Mary's university mentor training overview (core)

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St Mary's university mentor training overview (core)

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Mentor training overview of the curriculum training 26-27

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Future Learn Course - Teaching in England for Overseas Teachers 

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Future Learn Course - Teaching in England for Overseas Teachers 

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This is a slighlty abridged version of the pre-sesisonal induction course I wrote for international trainee teachers to help with understanding what to expect. I hope it is useful for your incoming cohort.

Caroline

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Teaching in England for Overseas Teachers – Online Course – FutureLearn

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Prepare to teach in England with practical guidance on the education system, safeguarding, classroom practice, SEND, and professional teaching standards.