Education and training services

Tender description

The NCTL is an executive agency of the Department for Education (DfE). Any resulting contracts will be entered into in the name of the NCTL on behalf of the Secretary of State for Education. The DfE has signed an MoU with the Spanish Ministry of Education to pilot the Visiting Teacher Programme (England) (VTP). The DfE will work with Spain and English schools to recruit, select, place and train these teachers so that they are ready to commence employment in English schools to teach Spanish as a foreign language from September 2017 for an initial one-year contractual period — for further information see http://www.mecd.gob.es/eeuu/en_US/convocatorias-programas/convocatorias-eeuu/ppvv The DfE is also seeking to support the acclimatisation of other international teachers re-locating to take up teaching posts in England, including, but not limited to, Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) and maths and physics. To support the ‘acclimatisation’ of this group of teachers the DfE is seeking to procure an initial 1-year contract, with an option to extend for a further year, with a single national provider or consortia to develop and deliver a specialist training and induction programme. The programme will include training for international teachers as well as ‘mentor’ teachers in the ‘receiving schools’. This programme will include, but shall not be limited to, the following aspects — support and training pre-arrival, a face-to-face induction and training event upon arrival in England and on-going training and support for the duration of their stay. It will cover all elements of the ‘acclimatisation’ process, including practical/logistical, educational and social/cultural support. It is our intention that this package of support will be designed and delivered in partnership with the school sector and drawing on the expertise of school leaders.