Written question asked by Lee Dillon (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 16 October 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 20 October 2025. It was answered by Georgia Gould (Labour) on Friday, 24 October 2025 on behalf of the Department for Education.

Teachers: Training

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department provides (a) training and (b) support to teachers working with children experiencing alienation from a (i) parent and (ii) grandparent.

Answer: The Initial Teacher Training and Early Career Framework sets out the core content that defines great teaching and must be used by all providers of initial and early career teacher training to create their curricula. The framework sets out that trainees and early career teachers should learn how to develop an understanding of each pupil's individual needs by engaging with parents and carers to better understand these individual needs, and building trusting relationships with parents and carers to better understand each pupil's circumstances. Beyond the mandatory framework, decisions relating to teachers’ professional development rests with schools, headteachers, and teachers themselves, as they are in the best position to judge the development and training that teachers in their schools need to support their pupils.

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