Provision of a support and training package for international teachers re-locating to teach in England on behalf of the National College of Teaching and Leadership (NCTL).

The NCTL is an executive agency of the Department for Education (DfE). Any resulting contracts will be entered into in the name of the NCTL on behalf of the Secretary of State for Education.

The DfE has signed an MoU with the Spanish Ministry of Education to pilot the Visiting Teacher Programme (England) (VTP). The DfE will work with Spain and English schools to recruit, select, place and train these teachers so that they are ready to commence employment in English schools to teach Spanish as a foreign language from September 2017 for an initial one-year contractual period - for further information see http://www.mecd.gob.es/eeuu/en_US/convocatorias-programas/convocatorias-eeuu/ppvv.

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Additional information: Description of services and further information

The Contracting Authority will be hosting a market engagement webinar on Tuesday 24th January, from 3.30pm to 5pm, to discuss with potential suppliers the policy, commercial and financial aspects of the requirement prior to finalising the specification and associated bidding documentation. Please register your interest and attendance using the e-mail address: Acclimatisation.SUPPORT@education.gov.uk.

Should this project proceed to procurement all information will be issued to potential suppliers via the Department's e-procurement system REDIMO. Providers can register with REDIMO on the following link https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login/?cid=DFE