Practices and Partnerships: Qualitative Data from Early Career Teachers, Primary ITT Trainees and Staff, 2020-2021

The Practices and Partnerships Post-doctoral fellowship at King’s College London examined teacher learning and professional development in initial teacher education programmes. Original plans for the project were impacted by COVID-19 and, as such, the final scope of the research is smaller than planned. The project involved capturing data on the experience of Primary trainee teachers and Primary ITT staff in the form of online questionnaires. In addition, interviews were conducted with three early career teachers who had previously contributed to the researcher’s doctoral research as trainee teachers. The findings explore the lived experience of learning to teach and preparing teachers, with particular reflections on the impact of the global pandemic.