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Induction, training and support for early career teachers (ECTs)

Information on the 2-year induction for ECTs, also the DfE-funded training based on the early career framework (ECF) that is now part of statutory induction.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 13 April 2022
• Last updated: 9 August 2024 — See all updates

ECT induction

• Changes to statutory induction for early career teachers (ECTs)
  • 31 August 2023
  • Guidance

ECF-based training

• Managing training for early career teachers
  • 11 May 2023
  • Guidance
• How the early career framework (ECF) supports induction
  • 13 April 2022
  • Guidance
• Funding and eligibility for ECF-based training
  • 28 March 2024
  • Guidance
• Guidance for early career teachers (ECTs): ECF-based training
  • 8 September 2022
  • Guidance
• Guidance for mentors: how to support ECF-based training
  • 8 September 2022
  • Guidance
• Backfill payments for time off timetable for early career framework (ECF) mentor training (national roll-out)
  • 9 September 2024
  • Guidance

Statutory guidance

• Induction for early career teachers (England)
  • 16 April 2024
  • Statutory guidance
• Appropriate bodies guidance: induction and the early career framework
  • 16 April 2024
  • Statutory guidance
• Statutory teacher induction: appropriate bodies
  • 2 September 2024
  • Guidance

Policy papers

• Early career framework
  • 30 January 2024
  • Policy paper
• Teacher recruitment and retention strategy
  • 5 February 2019
  • Policy paper

Published 13 April 2022
Last updated 9 August 2024 + show all updates

1. 9 August 2024

   'ECF-based training' section has been updated with information on 'Managing training for early career teachers'.

2. 11 May 2023

   'How to set up training for early career teachers' and 'How to manage early career teacher training' added under the 'ECF-based training' section. 'Guidance for schools: how to manage ECF-based training' removed.

3. 8 September 2022

   ‘Backfill payments for time off timetable for early career framework (ECF) mentor training (national roll-out)’ has been added to the section ‘ECF-based training’.

4. 13 April 2022

   First published.