The ITT Core Content Framework, designed by the DfE in 2019, supports trainee development in five Areas of Professional Development:
- Behavior Management
- Pedagogy
- Subject and Curriculum Knowledge
- Assessment
- Professional Behaviours
On school experience, trainees will develop the five core areas through:
- Expert colleagues
- Practice
- Discussing and analysing with expert colleagues
- Observing expert colleagues and deconstructing their approach
- Receiving clear, consistent and effective mentoring
Coupled with the ECF, the CCF aims to have a substantial impact on the support provided for the early professional development of all teachers from training to their first two years in post.
This defines the minimum entitlement of all trainees and sets out the content that ITT providers and their partners must draw upon when designing and delivering programmes.
This defines the minimum content that teachers in their first two years are entitled to learn about and learn how to do with funded, high quality, professional development support.
Both frameworks establish an entitlement to a 3-year or more structured package of support for all new teachers at the start of their careers. The ambition is that with this support, teachers stay for longer and thrive in the profession. This should be viewed alongside the Government’s Recruitment and Retention Strategy (2016, updated 2019).
The frameworks have been devised using current research evidence reviewed and endorsed by the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) alongside guidance from an Expert Advisory group and other sector representatives. The frameworks will be kept under review as the evidence base develops over time and adaptations made accordingly.