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Consultation Outcome Published 17 Nov 2022 Department for Education ↗ View on GOV.UK

Appropriate body reform and induction assessment

We are reforming the appropriate body (AB) sector and seeking views on the transitional period, the roles of the AB and the value of formal assessment in statutory teacher induction.

Opened 26 May 2022
Closed 21 Jul 2022
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Appropriate bodies (ABs) are organisations that have the main quality assurance role in statutory teacher induction. This consultation sets out reforms to the AB sector so that teaching school hubs (TSHs) will become the main providers of AB services and local authorities will no longer carry out this role.

We are seeking your views on:

  • the timeframe for this change
  • how to enable a successful transition
  • how the AB role can be improved
  • the value of the formal assessment process