At the beginning of the period of induction

The induction notification form must be submitted to us within 10 working days of the NQT starting employment at the school. When completing the form please ensure:

• all sections are completed in full
• details of the IM who will be providing the NQT with the appropriate day to day induction support, and also responsible for completing specific section of the online induction profile, are provided
• the headteacher, IM, and NQT have signed the declaration (if submitting the form via email, all parties are copied in to the email)
• completed forms are emailed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

If the NQT is employed at the same school for the duration of their induction period, without any employment breaks, then only one induction notification form needs to be submitted at the start of induction.

If the NQT moves schools, or has a break in their employment, a new induction notification form must be submitted to us within 10 working days of the start of each period of induction. As set out in Welsh Government guidance, all periods of employment of one school session or more must count towards induction. Therefore, dependent upon when the NQT commences employment at the school, the deadline date for the submission of the notification form could fall at any point during an academic term.

When we receive the notification form, we will:

• check that the NQT holds qualified teacher status (QTS) and they are registered with us in the category of school teacher (any periods of employment undertaken before registering in the correct category cannot count towards induction)
• check that the NQT is not exempt from the requirement to complete induction, or has already completed induction
• check if the IM recorded on the form has an online account with us in order to access the NQTs online induction profile (if they need an account, we will create one for them)

We will process notification forms within 25 working days of receipt of complete information. Once the form has been processed, an email will be sent to the NQT, IM, and copied to the headteacher. If during the NQTs induction period there are any changes to the information provided on the notification form, please notify us immediately.

We will share the information provided on the notification form with the induction coordinator at the LA/regional consortia as the AB in induction.