Teacher Training Recruitment Cycle Dates 2025-2027
Summary
The UK Department for Education has updated guidance on teacher training recruitment cycle dates for the 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 cycles. The guidance sets out administrative dates and deadlines from October to September each year that all teacher training providers must follow. Changes include updated application rejection times for the 2025-2026 cycle.
What changed
The Department for Education updated its guidance on teacher training recruitment cycle dates, specifically modifying the times applications will be rejected in the 2025 to 2026 recruitment cycle. The recruitment cycle runs from October to September annually, with all training providers required to follow these administrative dates.
Teacher training providers in England should review the updated rejection times and ensure their systems align with the current 2025-2026 cycle dates. Providers should also note the 2026-2027 cycle dates for forward planning. The guidance is informational, setting administrative schedules rather than creating new compliance obligations.
What to do next
- Review updated recruitment cycle dates for 2025-2026 and 2026-2027
- Ensure compliance with 30 working day decision window for candidate applications
- Follow application rejection time requirements for active recruitment cycle
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Guidance
Recruiting trainee teachers: recruitment cycle dates
Dates and deadlines for organisations providing teacher training.
From: Department for Education Published 29 September 2022 Last updated 15 April 2026
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Teacher training follows a ‘recruitment cycle’ from October to September. All training providers must follow the dates of the recruitment cycle.
These lists of dates cover the 2025 to 2026 and 2026 to 2027 recruitment cycles.
Updates to this page
Published 29 September 2022 Last updated 15 April 2026 show all updates
1.
15 April 2026
Updated the time applications will be rejected in the 2025 to 2026 recruitment cycle.
2.
18 August 2025
Updated 'Recruiting trainee teachers: recruitment cycle dates' for the new academic year.
3.
23 August 2024
Added '2025 to 2026 recruitment cycle' to 'Recruiting trainee teachers: recruitment cycle dates'. Removed 'postgraduate' from title.
4.
11 September 2023
Candidates in the 2023 to 2024 cycle can apply for another course if they do not receive a decision on an application in 30 working days. Updated the page to clarify this point.
5.
5 September 2023
Updated details on the 2023 to 2024 recruitment cycle, and added dates for the 2024 to 2025 recruitment cycle.
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29 September 2022
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