The colleges and adult learning providers chosen to take part in a £9.5 million government pilot to bolster teacher training in further education have been named. FE professional development grant pilots will run in 2021/22 and fund “collaborative sector-led initiatives to improve professional development” in the sector. The pilots, which involve a lead provider and partner colleges in different areas of the country, will focus on strengthening staff’s skills and confidence in using technology, as well as subject-specific development to improve curriculum design and teaching, learning, and assessment. There will also be “tailored” support for the sector’s new and inexperienced teachers to help career progression and aid retention. The money forms part of the government’s promise in January’s Skills for Jobs white paper to take spending on the sector workforce to £65 million in this academic year. Skills minister Alex Burghart said: “I’m delighted to announce today’s grant awards, which will help providers and teaching staff access top-quality professional development, so they can become ever more brilliant educators and trainers. “The path to good jobs starts with good teachers. That’s why we’re funding FE providers to equip teachers with the knowledge and skills they need. “As we build back better, this is a great time to start a career in FE teaching, and use real industry experience to help people skill up and progress.” The lead providers and their partners are as follows: Priority theme 1: workforce capability and confidence to use technology effectively in education These providers will lead on activities to support workforce capability and confidence to use technology effectively in education. Tyne Coast College – lead provider Partner provider: Itchen Sixth Form College Activity area includes: collaborative peer-to-peer support Norfolk County Council Adult Learning – lead provider Partner providers: Buckinghamshire CouncilCentral Bedfordshire CouncilAdult Community Learning EssexHertfordshire Adult and Family Learning ServiceHull Training and Adult EducationLuton Borough Council – Luton Adult LearningNorth Lincolnshire Council Adult Education and Community LearningSouthend Adult Community CollegeThurrock Council – Thurrock Adult Community CollegeWiltshire Council Activity areas include: collaborative peer-to-peer supportevidence-based training and CPD to improve practicethe development of online and blended pedagogy City College Plymouth – lead provider Partner providers: Plymouth City CouncilAchievement Training Ltd Activity areas include: collaborative peer-to-peer supportevidence-based training and CPD to improve practice South Thames Colleges Group – lead provider Partner providers: Croydon CollegeHaringey Sixth Form CollegeCity of Portsmouth College Activity areas include: collaborative peer-to-peer supportevidence-based training and CPD to improve practicethe development of online and blended pedagogy Gateshead Council – lead provider Partner provider: Gateshead College Activity areas include: collaborative peer-to-peer supportevidence-based training and CPD to improve practicethe development of online and blended pedagogy Priority theme 2: subject-specific professional development These providers will lead on activities to support subject-specific professional development. Middlesbrough College – lead provider Partner providers: Newcastle CollegeNewcastle Sixth Form CollegeJohn Leggot Sixth Form College Activity areas include: evidence-based approaches to improve subject knowledge and pedagogythe application and adaption of generic pedagogic practices to specific subject areascollaborative peer-to-peer support and subject networks Burnley College – lead provider Partner providers: Blackburn CollegeLancaster and Morecambe CollegePreston’s CollegeMyerscough College Activity areas include: evidence-based approaches to improve subject knowledge and pedagogythe application and adaption of generic pedagogic practices to specific subject areascollaborative peer-to-peer support and subject networks Waltham Forest College – lead provider Partner provider: Capital City College Group Activity areas include: evidence-based approaches to improve subject knowledge and pedagogythe application and adaption of generic pedagogic practices to specific subject areascollaborative peer-to-peer support and subject networks Derby City Council – lead provider Partner providers: Derbyshire Adult Community Education ServiceWorkers Educational AssociationNottinghamshire County Council Activity areas include: evidence-based approaches to improve subject knowledge and pedagogythe application and adaption of generic pedagogic practices to specific subject areascollaborative peer-to-peer support and subject networks Wigan and Leigh College – lead provider Partner providers: Hopwood Hall CollegeSt Helens CollegeStoke CollegeEducation Partnership North EastNewcastle College Group Activity areas include: evidence-based approaches to improve subject knowledge and pedagogythe application and adaption of generic pedagogic practices to specific subject areascollaborative peer-to-peer support and subject networks West Suffolk College Group – lead provider Partner providers: Suffolk New CollegeInspire Education Group Activity areas include: evidence-based approaches to improve subject knowledge and pedagogythe application and adaption of generic pedagogic practices to specific subject areascollaborative peer-to-peer support and subject networks Leeds College of Building – lead provider Partner providers: Bradford CollegeCalderdale CollegeKirklees CollegeLuminate Education GroupShipley CollegeWakefield CollegeAskham Bryan College Activity area includes: collaborative peer-to-peer support and subject networks Priority theme 3: supporting new or inexperience teachers These providers will lead on activities to support new or inexperienced teachers. Activate Learning – lead provider Partner provider: Barnet and Southgate College Activity areas include: covering the cost of additional teacher time to provide intensive support such as paired teaching, work shadowing and reduced workloadcore induction programmes covering key areas of practice essential for new or inexperienced teachers to developsupport for newly qualified teachers to broaden their experience of face-to-face teaching plus strengthen skills and confidence to undertake classroom and in-person delivery Cirencester College – lead provider Partner provider: Shrewsbury Colleges Group Activity areas include: core induction programmes covering key areas of practice essential for new or inexperienced teachers to developsupport for newly qualified teachers to broaden their experience of face-to-face teaching plus strengthen skills and confidence to undertake classroom and in-person delivery Derby College – lead provider Partner provider: Nottingham College Activity areas include: core induction programmes covering key areas of practice essential for new or inexperienced teachers to developsupport for newly qualified teachers to broaden their experience of face-to-face teaching plus strengthen skills and confidence to undertake classroom and in-person delivery Bridgwater and Taunton College – lead provider Partner providers: South Devon CollegeCornwall College Group Activity areas include: covering the cost of additional teacher time to provide intensive support such as paired teaching, work shadowing and reduced workloadcore induction programmes covering key areas of practice essential for new or inexperienced teachers to developsupport for newly qualified teachers to broaden their experience of face-to-face teaching plus strengthen skills and confidence to undertake classroom and in-person delivery Northampton College – lead provider Partner providers: West Herts College GroupMoulton CollegeStoke-on-Trent-College Activity areas include: covering the cost of additional teacher time to provide intensive support such as paired teaching, work shadowing and reduced workloadcore induction programmes covering key areas of practice essential for new or inexperienced teachers to developsupport for newly qualified teachers to broaden their experience of face-to-face teaching plus strengthen skills and confidence to undertake classroom and in-person delivery Kendal College – lead provider Partner providers: NCGLakes CollegeFurness College Activity areas include: covering the cost of additional teacher time to provide intensive support such as paired teaching, work shadowing and reduced workloadcore induction programmes covering key areas of practice essential for new or inexperienced teachers to developsupport for newly qualified teachers to broaden their experience of face-to-face teaching plus strengthen skills and confidence to undertake classroom and in-person delivery Wakefield College – lead provider Partner providers: Chesterfield CollegeLincoln CollegeNottingham CollegeWigan and Leigh College Activity areas: covering the cost of additional teacher time to provide intensive support such as paired teaching, work shadowing and reduced workloadcore induction programmes covering key areas of practice essential for new or inexperienced teachers to developsupport for newly qualified teachers to broaden their experience of face-to-face teaching plus strengthen skills and confidence to undertake classroom and in-person delivery Barnsley College – lead provider Partner providers: Access to Music LtdBournemouth & Poole CollegeCity of Bristol CollegeNelson & Colne College GroupOaklands CollegeRunshaw College Activity areas include: covering the cost of additional teacher time to provide intensive support such as paired teaching, work shadowing and reduced workloadcore induction programmes covering key areas of practice essential for new or inexperienced teachers to developsupport for newly qualified teachers to broaden their experience of face-to-face teaching plus strengthen skills and confidence to undertake classroom and in-person delivery Harlow College – lead provider Partner providers: Chelmsford CollegeColchester InstituteNew City CollegeSouth Essex CollegeWrittle University CollegeThe Sixth Form College, ColchesterUSP College Activity areas include: covering the cost of additional teacher time to provide intensive support such as paired teaching, work shadowing and reduced workloadcore induction programmes covering key areas of practice essential for new or inexperienced teachers to developsupport for newly qualified teachers to broaden their experience of face-to-face teaching plus strengthen skills and confidence to undertake classroom and in-person delivery East Kent College Group – lead provider Partner providers: The Sheffield CollegeBradford College Activity areas include: covering the cost of additional teacher time to provide intensive support such as paired teaching, work shadowing and reduced workloadcore induction programmes covering key areas of practice essential for new or inexperienced teachers to developsupport for newly qualified teachers to broaden their experience of face-to-face teaching plus strengthen skills and confidence to undertake classroom and in-person delivery