Induction for early career teachers (England)
Guidance for appropriate bodies, headteachers, school staff and governing bodies.
Applies to England
Documents
Details
This statutory guidance is for:
- headteachers
- school staff
- appropriate bodies
- governing bodies
It applies to:
- local-authority-maintained schools
- academies and free schools
- pupil referral units
- independent schools
- sixth-form colleges
- further education colleges
The guidance covers settings that:
- are required to offer induction to their early career teachers
- choose to offer induction to their early career teachers
This guidance replaces the previous version, which can be found in The National Archives.
Updates to this page
Published 25 March 2021
Last updated 1622 April 2024
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2026-06-09 10:13
Updated ‘Induction for early career teachers, England’ to include corrections to reflect the Ofsted inspection framework from 10 November 2025 and to add clarifications on existing guidance. The changes are listed in the ‘What’s new from June 2026’ section on page 8.
2025-04-22 10:00
Updated ‘Induction for early career teachers, England’ to reflect changes brought about by the introduction of the Initial Teacher Training and Early Career Framework (ITTECF) from September 2025, the addition of neonatal care leave to the list of statutory leave exempt from automatic extensions and the introduction of the ‘Record Inductions as an Appropriate Body’ service.
2024-04-16 09:30
Updated ‘Induction for early career teachers, England’ to include legal corrections and add minor clarifications on existing guidance. The changes are listed in the ‘What’s new from April 2024’ section on page 10.
2023-04-21 10:12
‘Induction for early career teachers, England (from 1 September 2023)’ was added.
Details
This statutory guidance is for:
- headteachers
- school staff
- appropriate bodies
- governing bodies
It applies to:
- local-authority-maintained schools
- academies and free schools
- pupil referral units
- independent schools
- sixth-form colleges
- further education colleges
The guidance covers settings that:
- are required to offer induction to their early career teachers
- choose to offer induction to their early career teachers
This guidance replaces the previous version, which can be found in The National Archives.
Updates to this page
Published 25 March 2021
Last updated 1622 April 2024
+ show2025
href="#full-history">+ show all updates
-
Update history
2026-06-09 10:13
Updated ‘Induction for early career teachers, England’ to include corrections to reflect the Ofsted inspection framework from 10 November 2025 and to add clarifications on existing guidance. The changes are listed in the ‘What’s new from June 2026’ section on page 8.
2025-04-22 10:00
Updated ‘Induction for early career teachers, England’ to reflect changes brought about by the introduction of the Initial Teacher Training and Early Career Framework (ITTECF) from September 2025, the addition of neonatal care leave to the list of statutory leave exempt from automatic extensions and the introduction of the ‘Record Inductions as an Appropriate Body’ service.
2024-04-16 09:30
Updated ‘Induction for early career teachers, England’ to include legal corrections and add minor clarifications on existing guidance. The changes are listed in the ‘What’s new from April 2024’ section on page 10.
2023-04-21 10:12
‘Induction for early career teachers, England (from 1 September 2023)’ was added.
Details
This statutory guidance is for:
- headteachers
- school staff
- appropriate bodies
- governing bodies
It applies to:
- local-authority-maintained schools
- academies and free schools
- pupil referral units
- independent schools
- sixth-form colleges
- further education colleges
The guidance covers settings that:
- are required to offer induction to their early career teachers
- choose to offer induction to their early career teachers
This guidance replaces the previous version, which can be found in The National Archives.
Updates to this page
Update history
2026-06-09 10:13
Updated ‘Induction for early career teachers, England’ to include corrections to reflect the Ofsted inspection framework from 10 November 2025 and to add clarifications on existing guidance. The changes are listed in the ‘What’s new from June 2026’ section on page 8.
2025-04-22 10:00
Updated ‘Induction for early career teachers, England’ to reflect changes brought about by the introduction of the Initial Teacher Training and Early Career Framework (ITTECF) from September 2025, the addition of neonatal care leave to the list of statutory leave exempt from automatic extensions and the introduction of the ‘Record Inductions as an Appropriate Body’ service.
2024-04-16 09:30
Updated ‘Induction for early career teachers, England’ to include legal corrections and add minor clarifications on existing guidance. The changes are listed in the ‘What’s new from April 2024’ section on page 10.
2023-04-21 10:12
‘Induction for early career teachers, England (from 1 September 2023)’ was added.