The government is still more than halfway off its target for 150,000 teachers to take new national professional qualifications (NPQs) by 2024.
Data published by the Department for Education (DfE) this morning shows that across the 2021-22 and 2022-23 academic years, 63,484 courses were started.
To meet its target during the next academic year, government would need to recruit another 85,516 teachers to take up the free training.
Ministers pledged back in 2021 to offer NPQs to 150,000 teachers by the end of 2023-24, after launching a reformed suite of the qualifications to boost teacher and leader development.
