Taking Teaching Further programme
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-04)

Guidance for further education providers registering for Taking Teaching Further (TTF) 2025 funding.

Registration for Taking Teaching Further 2025 is now closed.

Taking Teaching Further (TTF) is a 2-year programme that supports further education (FE) providers to recruit and provide early career support to those with relevant knowledge and industry experience, to retrain as FE teachers.

TTF funding is available for new further education teachers who will teach across the 15 technical routes. These routes have been aligned to T Levels (https://www.tlevels.gov.uk/) and technical qualifications as found in Skills England’s occupational maps (https://occupational-maps.skillsengland.education.gov.uk/).

Funding is also available to support recruits who will:
- teach English, maths, or science
- provide support to students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)
Available funding

Providers can apply for funding to cover the cost of an early career support package, including a reduced timetable, for new teaching recruits. The funding available is:
- £21,200 per recruit for an Ofqual-regulated, classroom-based teaching qualification at level 5 or higher
- £15,200 per recruit for the learning and skills teacher apprenticeship
Guidance and eligibility for TTF 2025

TTF 2025 is open to eligible FE providers through 2 routes:
- route 1 is open to general FE colleges, sixth-form colleges, land based colleges (agriculture and animal sciences) and institutes of adult learning
- route 2 is open to independent training providers, employer providers, third sector training providers, local authority providers, adult and community learning providers, and specialist post-16 institutions
There is more information on each of the application routes and the changes to the delivery model in the corresponding guidance documents:
- Taking Teaching Further 2025 guidance: route 1 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/684073324d433cd95b9fe83a/Taking_teaching_further_guidance_2025_route_1.pdf) (PDF, 320 KB, 19 pages)
- Taking Teaching Further 2025 guidance: route 2 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6840706f4d433cd95b9fe836/Taking_teaching_further_2025_guidance_route_2.pdf) (PDF, 341 KB, 19 pages)
How to register for TTF 2025

Registration for Taking Teaching Further 2025 is now closed.

If your college is part of a college group, registration must be done at group level by the college with a direct relationship with the Department for Education (DfE).

The registration form should take no longer than 15 minutes to complete. You will need:
- the name, address and your type of college, group or organisation
- your UK provider reference number (UKPRN)
- the name, position and email address of your TTF programme lead
- contact details for the principal or chief executive officer
You will need to provide the number of TTF 2025 places you think you will need in the initial allocation. There will be a maximum of 2 places per provider.

You will need to indicate the training route for each requested place.

Route 2 is administered on a first-come-first-served basis, so the registration window for this will close once all available places are allocated. You should register as soon as possible.

There is an option to register an expression of interest if any additional places become available, however these are subject to availability and are not guaranteed.

The privacy notice for education providers’ workforce, including teachers (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/privacy-information-education-providers-workforce-including-teachers) explains how DfE uses personal information in TTF. This includes information you give to us, or information that we may collect about you.

What happens next

We aim to confirm initial allocations by July 2025.

Final allocations will be confirmed towards the end of the first year of the programme.

Contact

If you need further information, contact xxx@xxx.xx (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx).