Education and training services

Tender description

The ITT Market Regulation team’s core purpose is to regulate the ITT market of accredited providers delivering programmes of ITT leading to QTS and EYTS. We support potential and recently accredited providers, whilst monitoring and regulating experienced providers. Where necessary we intervene in cases of provider non-compliance, and manage the closure or migration of provider accreditations. We also support the expansion of high-quality ITT, using evidence from current initiatives to inform wider market strategies, such as the recruitment and retention strategy and support a number of innovative pilots to deliver provider expansion and improve the supply of teachers to schools in greatest need. The ITT Market Regulation team is recruiting approximately 4 experienced ITT professionals (associates) with extensive relevant knowledge, expertise, influence, and credibility to engage with the ITT sector. The ITT Market Regulation team’s core purpose is to regulate the ITT market of accredited providers delivering programmes of ITT leading to QTS and EYTS. We support potential and recently accredited providers, whilst monitoring and regulating experienced providers. Where necessary we intervene in cases of provider non-compliance, and manage the closure or migration of provider accreditations. We also support the expansion of high-quality ITT, using evidence from current initiatives to inform wider market strategies, such as the recruitment and retention strategy and support a number of innovative pilots to deliver provider expansion and improve the supply of teachers to schools in greatest need. Previous associates have included former Ofsted inspectors, and representatives of successful ITT providers. If successful, you will be employed on a zero-hour contract, on an annual basis. Successful applicants will need to have the ECSC DPS skillset of ‘Assessor’ (ECSC01), ‘Quality Assurance’ (ECSC10) and ‘Trainer’ (ECSC14). These can be accessed on Redimo2. You will work with the department to mitigate risks throughout the ITT provider lifecycle and encourage them to be self-improving by undertaking any or all of the following: Regulating the market — visiting prospective, recently accredited and experienced providers for quality assurance in line with the statutory ITT criteria, — providing intelligence regarding non-compliant providers or poor quality practice, and reporting on required improvements, — providing advice and guidance to providers including action plans for those in non-compliance, — advising the sector on best practice in line with current government policies and priorities, — supporting the migration, closure or withdrawal of ITT accreditation, — supporting providers in the delivery of specific routes, e.g. the assessment only route managing and developing the market, — collating, reporting and providing data to inform DfE policy and delivery teams, — supporting and providing intelligence on new initiatives, — supporting DfE in bespoke activities aimed at improving the quality of ITT provision, e.g. teacher workload and skills test reform, — supporting ITT market interventions designed to maximise recruitment, disseminate good practice and improve provider quality.