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If your school has not yet had an ECT, or is changing Lead Provider to Best Practice Network, the school will also need to register with Best Practice Network here; Things to note. Schools already working with Best Practice Network do not need to re-register with BPN
If you are in the process of applying for a course, or updating an application, please click the link below to go to the candidate portal. Application Portal
ECTs should be eligible for DfE funding if they both: hold qualified teacher status (QTS) start their induction on or after 1 September 2021; ECTs with qualified teacher learning and skills status (QTLS) are not eligible for DfE funding, because they are exempt from statutory induction. How the DfE checks the eligibility for ECTs and Mentors
We have teamed up with one of the 6 lead providers of the ECF – Best Practice Network (recently rated OUTSTANDING by Ofsted), to deliver a full induction programme. Follow this link to find out more about the recent changes to our ECF programme structure, based on feedback from our schools.
Information for ECTs. The Early Career Framework (ECF) is a fully-funded, two-year package of structured training and guidance for Early Career Teachers (ECTs). The ECF is at the heart of the Department for Education’s teacher recruitment and retention strategy to transform the support teachers get at the beginning of their careers.
The Best Practice Network Schools Dashboard is a user-friendly way for Headteachers and Induction Tutors to find and view key information about their ECTs and mentors during the programme. Key benefits include: Monitor ECT/mentor registrations and information; ECT/mentor programme schedules to support with engagement, workload planning and ...
ConnectEd Partnership is working in collaboration with Best Practice Network (one of the 6 providers accredited by the DfE) as a delivery partner of the ECF Development Programme. The programme will be delivered locally and facilitated by leaders from Partnership schools.
