High Potential Initial Teacher Training

PLEASE NOTE: THE DEADLINE FOR RETURN OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE IS 5PM ON TUESDAY 18 SEPTEMBER. The HPITT programme delivers high calibre teachers, in particular those who might not otherwise join the profession.

It is an employment-based training route that recruits teacher trainees and places them in challenging schools serving economically disadvantaged pupils. The contract for HPITT is currently delivered by one supplier on a national basis (England) and covers three cohorts of 1,750 participants on a two year Leadership Development Programme.

The programme's recruitment is approximately 5% of overall post-graduate ITT recruitment. Trainees receive qualified teacher status (QTS) at the end of Year 1 and gain a Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) at the end of the programme.

The current intention is that any future HPITT programme would deliver two cohorts and would look to begin contract mobilisation activity in Spring 2019, with recruitment of the first cohort of participants from September 2019 to start ITT in September 2020. See 'Attachments' for futher information.

Following the receipt of questionnaire responses, the Department may hold engagement events with organisations to discuss further the feedback received and potential contracting arrangements and delivery models for the future programme. If your organisation would be interested in participating in such events please indicate this within the questionnaire.

Organisations interested in expressing an interest as a potential provider would be need to be able to mobilise their provision with the intention of recruiting in September 2019 to deliver training from September 2020. This notice is for information only and the Department reserves the right not to enter a formal procurement process and not award contract(s).

The information contained in this notice, including information relating to the nature and scope of the Department's requirements, the service classification of this requirement or the CPV code(s), is only indicative of the Department's current thinking and is neither exhaustive nor binding. While the information contained in this document is believed to be correct at the time of issue, neither the Department nor its advisors will accept any liability for its accuracy, adequacy or completeness.

No express or implied warranty is given relating to the information contained in this document and the Authority reserves the right to amend or cease either part of the whole requirement set out in this Prior Information Notice at any time. Accordingly, the Authority will not be liable for any bid cost, expenditure, work or effort incurred by a supplier in acting on the basis of this Prior Information Notice.