The article focuses on the year of entitled practicum in England. Pooled data from a postal questionnaire, with a 60% response rate (n = 92), were analyzed from three consecutive cohorts of newly qualified science teachers (2003-2006). Focus group interviews and telephone interviews with 20 newly qualified teachers and 20 induction tutors were also used to collect data. The majority of the sample of newly qualified teachers received the main entitlements in their induction year but serious concerns persist for a significant minority.