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Teachers: Training

Asked by Neil Duncan-JordanLabourDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 28 April 2026UIN 116687

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's policy paper entitled Every child achieving and thriving, published on 23 February 2026, how much and what proportion of the proposed teacher training will be delivered in person.

Answered by Georgia Gould

We are currently in the design phase of the £200 million professional development package referenced in the Every Child Achieving and Thriving White Paper. We are working with a wide range of experts, including the department’s Inclusion Expert Advisory Group and the Education Endowment Foundation, to identify what will be most impactful in supporting settings to be more inclusive.

We have confirmed that the courses for teachers and leaders in schools and colleges will include a mixture of flexible online self-study sessions and live facilitated sessions. We have also announced a package of materials for schools and colleges to support the development and delivery of in-house, in person training.

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