Do we need to have an Newly Qualified Teachers (NQTs) Policy?

Department for Education (DfE) Statutory policies for schools and academy trusts, state that schools need to have a policy for Newly Qualified Teachers (NQTs).

The DfE specifies that the following schools need to have a policy for NQTs:
▪ Local authority maintained schools, including maintained special schools and nursery schools
▪ academies
▪ free schools, including university technical colleges and studio schools
▪ pupil referral units (PRUs)
▪ independent schools, not state funded
▪ sixth-form colleges
▪ further education institutions.

Governors should approve the policy and review it annually; policy writing can be delegated to an individual member of staff.

The governing body is responsible for ensuring the school is compliant with the statutory guidance (Induction for newly qualified teachers (England): Statutory guidance for appropriate bodies, headteachers, school staff and governing bodies, Revised April 2018).
Click here to view a model NQT Policy.