Department for Education written question – answered at on 28 April 2026.
Neil Duncan-Jordan
Labour, Poole
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's policy paper entitled Every child achieving and thriving, published on 23 February 2026, how much and what proportion of the proposed teacher training will be delivered in person.
Georgia Gould
Minister of State (Education)
We are currently in the design phase of the £200 million professional development package referenced in the Every Child Achieving and Thriving white paper. We are working with a wide range of experts, including the department’s Inclusion Expert Advisory Group and the Education Endowment Foundation, to identify what will be most impactful in supporting settings to be more inclusive.
We have confirmed that the courses for teachers and leaders in schools and colleges will include a mixture of flexible online self-study sessions and live facilitated sessions. We have also announced a package of materials for schools and colleges to support the development and delivery of in-house, in person training.
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