Initial Teacher Training (ITT) Mentor Training Requirements The Department for Education (DfE) is introducing new training requirements for ITT mentors starting from the 2024/25 academic year. This is great news for schools as it prioritises high quality mentor development which will have a positive impact on trainees and lead to improved outcomes for pupils.
What’s changing? • All ITT mentors will need to complete an initial 20 hours of training and professional development • Following the initial training, mentors will need to complete 6 hours of ‘top-up’ training annually • ITT providers are responsible for ensuring their mentor training programme meets DfE standards and aligns
with their overall ITT curriculum
What your school needs to do:
20 Hours of Mentor Training will include:
• Support your ITT mentors in accessing their
• Asynchronous learning modules: Accessible at
required training
• Consider incorporating this training into your
People Strategy and Performance Management processes from 2024/25 onwards
• Factor the funding you will receive for mentor
training into your school budget
• If you’re a small school facing staffing
challenges, please contact us at teach@bestpracticenet.co.uk for assistance
the mentor’s own convenience
• Session preparation and research support • Introductions to the new Intensive Training
and Practice (ITAP) requirements and modules, including training videos
• Three synchronous ‘Sharing Best Practice’
meetings
• Engagement with online discussion forums
Funding can be used for:
Benefits for your school:
• Covering lessons while a teacher is in training
• Funding: You can receive between £876 and
• Hiring a substitute teacher if a mentor takes
time off for training
• Overtime payments for mentors who train
outside of regular working hours (with careful consideration of workload)
• Costs associated with reducing other
responsibilities of mentors to allow them time for training
£1,072 per mentor who completes the initial 20 hours of training and mentors at least one trainee. This is paid in addition to the usual funding for hosting a trainee.
• Formal recognition and support for your ITT
mentors
• Enhanced prestige of ITT mentoring within your
school
• Clear professional development pathway for
teachers interested in becoming mentors
• Improved mentoring quality, leading to better
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outcomes for trainees and pupils
• This training can help you develop and retain
teachers within your own school