ECT (NQT) Overview

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L.E.A.D Equate offers a comprehensive Early Career Package

After a challenging year for trainee teachers, it is more important than ever new teachers receive the best possible support at the start of their careers. This change is to indicate the DfE’s intention
to offer a robust package of training and support which extends on the core content framework (CCF) delivered during ITT programmes, developing into the Early Career Framework (ECF). Both
programmes set out an entitlement to new evidence-based support and training over the first three years of an Early Career Teacher’s career, as well as funding and support for their mentors.The Early Career Framework reforms are designed to ensure that Early Career Teachers develop the skills and confidence they need. If your school offers statutory induction, you will need to replace
your current induction process and we would suggest the best route would be through offering a DfE approved and fully funded programme of professional development and support.

Early Career Framework

We are delighted to be working in partnership with Education Development Trust from September 2021 to provide the ECF early roll out programme in Lincolnshire.

Over the carefully sequenced two-year Programme, Early Career Teachers (ECTs) will:

  • build a strong understanding of the content of the Early Career Framework
  • explore the evidence behind education research and implications for classroom teachers
  • develop their teaching through practical ideas and exemplifications of the research in practice
  • reflect on their development, identify areas of strength and areas for improvement supported by a fully trained Mentor
  • engage in collaborative learning, sharing of best practice and expert challenge with a community of other Early Career Teachers

Training

When the Early Career Framework reforms are launched nationally in 2021, the Full Induction Programmes will include face-to-face training. Schools who choose to use the Core Induction Programme will design and deliver the early career teacher and mentor training themselves. For those schools, training outlines are available to give guidance on what should be covered in the early career teacher training.

Induction Tutor and Mentor Induction Webinars

For further information please visit the ECF page  of the L.E.A.D. Teaching School Hub website:-

To sign up and register an NQT please click the logo below:-

Our Fully funded ECT Programme

This programme meets the DfE statutory ECT framework and each school must offeran ECT programme of support as of September 2021. L.E.A.D. Equate is working in partnership with Education Development Trust, a DfE
accredited Lead Provider.

Education Development Trust
Overview: the Early Career Framework programme is designed to fit in with the
day-to-day realities of supporting new teachers.
It is structured to help Early Career Teachers integrate theory, practice and feedback.

Year 1
Rooted in research and expertise and backed by a range of tailored resources,
year one of the programme consists of six modules covering the following topics:
• Establishing a positive climate for learning
• How pupils learn: memory and cognition
• Developing effective classroom practice: teaching and adapting
• The importance of subject and curriculum knowledge
• Assessment, feedback and questioning
• A people profession
Totalling 36 hours training and support

Year 2
In year two, teachers will:
• Embedding a positive culture for learning
• How pupils learn: making it stick
• Enhancing classroom practice: grouping and tailoring
• Revisiting the importance of subject and curriculum knowledge
• Deepening assessment, feedback and questioning
• Continuing your professional development
Totalling 20 hours of support and training

Our Mentor Support and Training

As part of this Golden Package we offer mentors:
• A full induction to prepare Induction Tutors for their Appropriate Body role
• Support with the completion of paperwork in line with the Appropriate Body time frames
• Subject/age phase specific support
• One dedicated point of contact with a Teaching School Hub partner

Mentors will receive training to develop skills in:
• Assessing teacher progress
• Providing effective feedback
• Using deliberate practice to accelerate progress
• How to provide further challenge to high-performing Early Career Teachers

Mentors will learn new mentoring and coaching techniques, enabling them to strengthen essential skills that they can use throughout their careers.

Specialist training and support will ensure each mentor is confident in their knowledge of the Early Career Framework and develops their mentoring skills so that the ECTs they work with get the very best from the Programme.

These highly skilled mentors will become the primary source of support and challenge to ECTs. As well as face to-face sessions to develop knowledge and skills in mentoring (aligned to the Mentor Standards), mentors will
also attend regular peer-coaching sessions to discuss progress and challenges with a ‘buddy’ mentor.

Appropriate Body Package

• Registration and monitoring of progress of the ECT as the AB and ECF provider, including reporting
to the Teacher Regulation Agency (TRA)
• Making decisions on the outcome of statutory induction for the ECT
• Monitoring of ECT and ECT Mentor engagement on the ECF Programme
• Provision of all paperwork for monitoring, supporting and recording of outcomes
• Timely communication with ECT updates for both the AB and the ECT programme
• Giving advice where ECTs are at risk of failure and advising on appropriate support packages for the ECT
• Providing advice and guidance on the induction of ECTs
• Quality assurance of assessment forms, against the Teachers’ Standards
• Email and telephone support for ECTs, Induction Tutors and Mentors and assistance in planning additional
targeted support and intervention, including onsite visits, when an ECT’s progress is causing concern
• Access to up-to-date guidance documents
• Induction Tutor Training
• ECT Induction session
• A school visit when appropriate
• A dedicated point of contact within the Teaching School Hub for all AB and ECF needs
• Opportunities to build networks

The Chartered College of Teaching

 

 

We are really excited to be working with The Chartered College of Teaching, as part of this we can facilitate the process of your ECT becoming a member of The College through a group membership, for more information about what membership can offer, go to https://chartered.college/nqt-membership.

 

 

Benefits of membership to the Chartered College of Teaching for ECTs:

  • Engage with high-quality career development and stay up to date with the most up to date and relevant pedagogy and research
  • Connect with a network of like-minded individuals
  • Learn from and support teachers from across the country to develop teaching practice
  • Gain recognition and awarded status for expertise and commitment to the profession
  • Collaborate and showcase expertise on a national platform
  • Be part of a national movement committed to shaping the future and raising the status of the teaching profession

ECTs will get access to:

  • Research Engagement toolkits
  • Professional development resources
  • Support for Early Career teachers
  • Exclusive invites to events and webinars
  • Subscription to termly, peer-reviewed journal “Impact”
  • A printed copy of the annual publication for early career teachers “The Profession”

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