The Historical Association (HA) and History Teacher Educator Network (HTEN) Initial Teacher Education (ITE) Survey 2024 was conducted online by the HA and HTEN between July 2024 until November 2024.

The HA and HTEN worked in partnership to gather data from teacher educators across the England about the position of primary and secondary history beginning teacher education. The survey was aimed at all ITE programme providers across all ITE routes and all education phases in England. It aimed to understand aspects of ITE programmes, including recruitment, student profiles, challenges, and the impact of accreditation processes.

The summary report (downloadable below) looks at a number of areas including: History-specific training experienced by ITE students and time given to History-specific pedagogy training; the impact of CCF and ITE Accreditation Quality Requirements upon the History ITE Curriculum; History-specific support offered to ITE students in school; the challenges most commonly faced by History ITE students in developing their practice as history teachers; timetabled teaching allocations for ITE students; the influence of the Early Career Framework (ECF) on ITE provision; and aspects of Mentor Training and Development. It also makes recommendations for the HTEN and HA in how we can better support ITE providers and students. 

Read the full summary report below.