Appointing an Appropriate Body to quality assure an early career teacher (ECT) entitlement is one of three statutory requirements for schools/trusts that have appointed an ECT. The others are to provide an ECF-based training and support programme and to provide the ECT with their entitlement as set out in the Statutory Guidance.

For ECTs working full-time, induction is a two-year process (pro ratas for part-time teachers). Each term, an ECT has a progress review led by the school's Induction Tutor - a senior leader with responsibility for overseeing their ECT's induction. In terms 3 and 6 of induction, the ECT has an assessment. Progress reviews and assessments capture the ECT's performance against the Teachers' Standards. At the end of year 2 of induction, a decision is made by the Appropriate Body, based on the school's recommendation, whether the ECT has successfully completed induction.

In order to provide a clear trajectory between teacher training and Early Career Teacher induction, the DfE have developed an ITTECF framework that will underpin the support provided for teachers early in their career. From September 2025, the ITTECF framework will replace the current ECF framework. 

From September 2025 the Early Career Induction will be entitled the Early Career Entitlement. 

Further details can be found here. 

In order to meet the statutory requirement of delivering the ECF framework, from September schools will now have 2 delivery options: 

Currently, we have an additional charge where fidelity checks are required. This will be reviewed and communicated when we receive further guidance from the DfE. 

Exceed Teaching School Hub is the only local provider of both ECF-based training and Appropriate Body Service. We are experienced teachers and leaders who understand your context.

In addition to our core roles and responsibilities, Exceed Teaching School Hub will:

• Provide the use of 'ECT Manager' as the online platform for managing the induction of ECTs, including progress reviews and assessments
• Maintain regular communications via half termly newsletters
• Be readily contactable by phone or e-mail to answer queries and advise
• Provide training for all Induction Tutors and ECTs, with additional training provided when required
• When there is an identified need, undertake a visit to your school 
• Help and advise the school with the development of support plans
• Support schools with the monitoring of support plans 
• Provide comprehensive resources, exemplar materials and a handbook

The Appropriate Body service for schools accessing a DfE fully funded ECF Training Programme is charged at £250 per ECT per year. Please see the table below which outlines the charges across the 2-year* induction:

*The duration may be longer for part-time ECTs to allow for equivalent of two years worked.

A copy of our Service Level Agreement can be found here

If schools choose to design their own programme, there will be additional charges where fidelity checks are required.  

• Register for Exceed Teaching School Hub's Appropriate Body service via 'ECT Manager' (new service users)
• Login to Exceed Teaching School Hub's 'ECT Manager' portal to register a new ECT (existing registered users)

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