Early Career Framework (ECF)

Great teachers continuously improve over time, benefiting from the mentoring of expert colleagues and a structured introduction to the core body of knowledge, skills and behaviours that define great teaching. Teachers deserve high-quality support throughout their careers, particularly in those first years after Initial Teacher Education when the learning curve is steepest. The Early Career Framework (ECF) reforms, which commenced in Sept 2021, entitle all early career teachers to a fully-funded, two-year package of structured training and support, linked to the best available research evidence.
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Our local offer for Early Career Teachers

Manor Teaching School Hub has chosen to work with Ambition Institute, one of 6 providers accredited by the DfE, who have designed a comprehensive programme of face-to-face and online training for early career teachers and their mentors. Learning about and learning how to do, it includes sections on:
  • Behaviour Management
  • Pedagogy
  • The Curriculum
  • Assessment
  • Professional Behaviours
The free CPD programme in more detail For early career teachers, the two-year programme includes:
  • A comprehensive orientation webinar to introduce the programme.
  • Three day-long conferences covering the most important aspects of the Early Careers Framework.
  • 30 mins of bite-sized, self-directed online study per week in year one and fortnightly in year two.
  • Termly, hour long facilitated webinars tackling tricky areas of practice.
  • Weekly sessions with your in-school mentor helping you to identify tailored action points to improve practice.
Since the mentor sessions are so intrinsic to excellent progress, mentors are also provided with training to support their use of instructional coaching to guide the feedback sessions. This is a useful page from the DFE on the role of the mentor - https://www.gov.uk/guidance/guidance-for-mentors-how-to-support-ecf-based-training

Full Induction Programme

Core Programme

School or MAT Designed & Led Programme

    Since the ECF is an entitlement for all early career teachers, schools need to provide access to all of the learning within the Early Career Framework. There are alternatives to undertaking this with your local Teaching School Hub. If you would like to talk further about your options; or how at Manor Teaching School Hub we can provide you with a local, high-quality delivery of this programme please email info@manorteachingschoolhub.com.