What is the Early Career Framework?
The Early Career Framework (ECF) is a government initiative designed to support newly qualified, early career teachers (ECTs) during the first two years of their careers.
Introduced in 2021, the ECF provides a structured program of professional development, which includes mentoring and training, aimed at improving teaching practice and reducing employee turnover.
The framework emphasises key areas such as behaviour management, pedagogy, curriculum, and assessment, ensuring that ECTs receive consistent and high-quality support as they transition from ITT to becoming confident educators.
Our ECF Offer
The Northern Lights Teaching School Hub partners with Education Development Trust to deliver the Early Career Professional Development Programme across the North East.
This two-year programme provides teachers with the essential specialist support they need to improve their practice and build confidence following their Initial Teacher Training. It will arm early career teachers with skills they can use in the classroom straight away and offer the structured support needed to help them be the best teachers they can be.
Mentors will follow a pathway of training with us to support them in delivering the ECF in school.
The key features of the programme include:
- A combination of face-to-face and webinar sessions, exploring effective classroom practice across settings, phases and specialisms.
- Local and regional training sessions.
- Regular mentoring sessions with a focus on learning, practising and reflecting.
- Opportunities for reflection and discussion as well as carefully timed self-study.
Why Education Development Trust?
Education Development Trust is an international education charity with a mission to transform life chances by improving education – a mission not unlike ours.
They collaborate with national and local governments, schools and other partners worldwide to design and deliver sustainable solutions.
This partnership allows our ECF programme to provide rich and relevant examples from expert practitioners and frequent opportunities to put knowledge into practice.
Funding
The ECF is free to all schools, which will receive:
- Per Early Career Teacher: £1,200 to fund 5% off timetable in the second year of induction for all early career teachers in state schools.
- Per mentor: £900 to fund time for mentors to support ECTs in the second year of induction in state schools (20 hours).
- Full Induction programme (FIP) only: Schools will receive additional funding to backfill mentors to access training from the lead provider (estimate £800-900).
You can find more details of the funding schools will receive in the second year of induction here.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Who is eligible for the ECF programme?
ECTs in state-funded schools in England are eligible for the ECF programme. This includes ECTs in all subjects and phases of teaching, so long as they hold Qualified Teacher Status and have started their induction on or after September 1, 2021.
What is the ECF programme’s structure?
The ECF programme consists of 12 blocks (modules) covering the Early Career Framework across Year 1 and Year 2. It is structured into a curriculum based on interleaving and spaced practice for knowledge retention and recall.
The Year 2 blocks build on the foundations encountered in Year 1 to develop mastery of the learn-how-to and learn-what ECF statements, allowing ECTs to apply their knowledge into practice.
How is the ECF programme assessed?
You will not be formally assessed as part of the programme, as the ECF is part of Continuing Professional Development (CPD). This means that the induction process is the responsibility of the school and the Appropriate Body.
ECTs will instead be assessed against the teaching standards within statutory induction, separate from the ECF programme.
Can I complete the ECF programme part-time?
The standard length of ECT induction training is typically two years. If an ECT spends less or more than two years in training, you will be deemed as a Non-Standard ECT and follow a Non-Standard induction policy.
You can find out more details about the Non-Standard induction policy here.
Learn more about the ECF programme by accessing the documents below.
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