The Department for Education (DfE) is assessing the “scale and likelihood” of possible disruption to teacher trainee courses due to a university exam marking boycott.
University and College Union (UCU) members are taking action short of a strike in a dispute over pay, affecting 145 institutions and including a marking and assessment boycott.
It means exam results or coursework marks could be delayed, with some students unable to receive their degree before the end of the academic year.
Recruits can only start postgraduate initial teacher training (ITT) – the route most teachers take into the profession – if they have attained a degree.
