Early career teacher (ECT) induction: deciding your approach

There are 3 approaches to choose from to deliver early career teacher (ECT) induction. Read this advice to help you pick the best option for your school, including important factors to consider.

Last reviewed on 23 August 2024See updates
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Contents
  1. What are your options?
  2. Choosing your approach
  3. Ensuring compliance

What are your options?

Settings that are required, or choose, to offer statutory induction to new teachers must offer a 2-year induction based on the Early Career Framework (ECF) – see our early career teacher (ECT) induction summary for more details. 

Headteachers have to make sure an appropriate ECF-based induction programme is in place, and that mentors and tutors who support ECTs have the ability to carry out their role effectively. See paragraph 5.3 (pages 48 and 49) of the DfE's guidance on induction for ECTs.

Funded provider-led programme – a DfE-accredited provider designs and delivers training to ECTs and their mentors, funded by the DfE DfE-accredited, school-delivered programme – you deliver your own ECT and mentor support, using freely available DfE-accredited materials School-designed and delivered programme –