All schools that employ an Early Career Teacher (ECT, formally known as NQT) are legally required to offer a statutory induction and be signed to an Appropriate Body who will ensure that schools provide adequate support to teachers at the start of their teaching career.

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Manor Teaching School Hub will provide Appropriate Body services to meet the needs of South Staffs, Walsall and Wolverhampton, across all phases and settings.

From September 2024 only Teaching School Hubs will provide AB services for schools in their area.   
 
Appropriate Bodies are responsible for: 

Monitoring the support Early Career Teacher receive, including quality assuring that ECTs are receiving their statutory entitlements, and that the statutory guidance is complied with

Carrying out ECF fidelity checks if schools choose to deliver their own ECF programme

 

Monitoring of Assessment: 

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Appropriate bodies will make the final decision as to whether the ECT has satisfactorily met the Teachers’ standards, based on the headteacher’s recommendation.
 
At Manor Teaching School Hub our experienced staff: 

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• are readily contactable by phone or e-mail to answer queries and give advice

• can provide exemplar materials and guidance 

• provide regular training for Induction Tutors to ensure you have the support to meet statutory requirements

• will provide all the necessary support, including school visits and lesson observation with the Induction Tutor or mentor where there is an identified need

• will provide help and advice to schools re the development of support plan

 

The 3 Appropriate Body Routes:

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There are three different Appropriate Body routes a school can opt to follow. A school’s pathway must go hand-in-hand with their chosen ECF induction type:

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• Full Induction Programme - The ECF is delivered by a ‘Lead Provider’ (Ambition Institute) and a ‘Delivery Partner’ (Haybridge Teaching School Hub). As the ECF is quality-assured by Ambition Institute and the DfE, schools following this route require no Appropriate Body fidelity checks.

• Core Induction Programme - The ECF is delivered by the school using quality-assured material from the DfE. Schools following this route must undergo a fidelity check to ensure their ECTs are receiving statutory entitlements and the school are following a programme in line with ECF guidance.

• School-based Induction Programme - The ECF is designed and delivered by the school. Enhanced fidelity checks must be carried out on the school by a representative from the Appropriate Body in order to ensure the ECF has been designed and delivered effectively to ECTs.

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Fidelity Checks:

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Where schools choose to follow the Core Induction Programme (CIP), or a School-Based Induction Programme (SBIP), it is the role of the Appropriate Body to conduct fidelity checks in the school to ensure that Early Career Teachers are receiving a programme of support and training based on the Early Career Framework. This is not required for schools who follow the Full Induction Programme (FIP) with a Lead Provider and Teaching School Hub. 

  

ECT Manager Support: 

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Below are guidance documents for Headteachers and Induction Coordinators new to Haybridge Teaching School Hub’s Appropriate Body on how to get set up on the ECT Manager platform. 

Headteacher Guidance: https://docs.ectmanager.com/head-teacher/getting-started-on-ect-manager 

Induction Coordinator: https://docs.ectmanager.com/induction-lead/getting-started-on-ect-manager 

  

Download the Appropriate Body Handbook 

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Induction for early career teachers (England) statutory guidance (publishing.service.gov.uk)

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