Excessive’ 20 hours mentor training requirement scrapped

Nov 13, 2024

The government will also launch a new re-accreditation round for initial teacher training providers in spring

The government has scrapped an ‘excessive’ requirement that mentors of trainee teachers undertake 20-hours of training with ‘immediate effect’, just two months after it was introduced.

The government will also launch a new re-accreditation round for initial teacher training providers in spring next year to ‘ensure ongoing coverage and efficient delivery’.

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