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Qualified Teacher Status could replace Early Years Teacher Status, Government consultation reveals
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Qualified Teacher Status could replace Early Years Teacher Status, Government consultation reveals

23 June 2026
Early Years Teacher Status (EYTS) could be replaced by Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) as part of plans put forward in a Department for Education consultation.
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DfE plans to overhaul early years teacher training
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DfE plans to overhaul early years teacher training

22 June 2026
Ministers are planning to shake up teacher training routes for early years teachers, which would see them gain the same qualification as other teachers.
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DfE proposes early years training shakeup
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DfE proposes early years training shakeup

18 June 2026
Government is consulting on two options for redesigning early years training so it leads to qualified teacher status.
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DfE backs MPs calls for increased early years SEND training
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DfE backs MPs calls for increased early years SEND training

18 June 2026
The Government has backed calls from Parliament’s Education Committee to increase access to training on the early identification of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) for early years educators.
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Graduates offered £20,000 to train as teachers in Wales
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Graduates offered £20,000 to train as teachers in Wales

11 June 2026
Golden hellos of £20,000 are being offered to graduates to train as teachers in subjects where there are shortages. 
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Outsourcing firm misses out as Teach First hangs on to contract
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Outsourcing firm misses out as Teach First hangs on to contract

05 June 2026
Teach First fended off a challenge from an international outsourcing company to keep its contract to recruit “high potential” graduates into the profession.
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Free training course aims to improve safer sleep in 1,000 nurseries
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Free training course aims to improve safer sleep in 1,000 nurseries

03 June 2026
A new online training course is designed to improve knowledge around safer sleep in 1,000 nurseries.
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University finally regains teacher training accreditation
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University finally regains teacher training accreditation

01 June 2026
Greenwich-accredited courses to resume in September after DfE backtracks on decisions made in ‘market review’.
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Families call for stronger allergy protections in NI schools
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Families call for stronger allergy protections in NI schools

01 June 2026
The mother of a boy who died after a severe allergic reaction in school is pressing for new legislation to protect pupils in Northern Ireland schools.
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