Early Career Framework
Early Career Framework Facilitators
The Early Career Framework is delivered by a team of local facilitators, most of whom work in partner primary, secondary and special schools. All facilitators receive training as part of their role and will work with a co-facilitator to deliver the online and face-to-face ECF training sessions. If you are interested in the role please download the application pack to find out more. Do feel free to contact us at info@otsa.org.uk if you'd like to discuss the role in more detail.
OTSH ECF and Statutory ECT Induction Combined Handbook
The Early Career Framework and Statutory Induction are separate, but interlinked, processes. The aim of this combined handbook is to ensure that you have access to all the key information and guidance in one place, although parts A, B and C may be read independently of each other.
Part A contains information about elements that are relevant to both the Early Career Framework and Statutory Induction.
Part B is the ECT Induction Handbook (Statutory Induction with the Appropriate Body)
Part C is the ECF Programme Handbook (Professional Development for ECTs and Mentors with the Teaching School Hub and University College London)
The Oxfordshire Teaching School Hub is working in partnership with University College London (UCL) Institute of Education (IOE) to deliver the Full Early Career Teacher Programme for ECTs and Mentors. UCL Institute of Education has been rated as the world number one for Education for the eighth year in a row.
What is the early career framework?
The early career framework is a funded entitlement to a structured 2-year package of high quality professional development. The reforms are part of the government’s teacher recruitment and retention strategy, which aims to improve the training and development opportunities available to teachers.
The early career framework is the evidence base which underpins this new entitlement for early career teachers’ professional development. It sets out what all early career teachers should learn about and learn how to do during the first 2 years of their careers.
ECF Implementation Videos
You can view the recordings and download the presentations from our online information sessions about the ECF below.
Please visit our Appropriate Body website for additional materials and training videos related to Statutory ECT Induction.
https://earlycareerteachers.org.uk
2022
Implementation of the Early Career Framework - Year 2 (May 2022)
Implementation of the ECF - Year 1 (Part 1)
Implementation of the ECF - Year 1 (Part 2)
Early Career Framework Options
There are three options for schools to implement the Early Career Framework. We strongly recommend that schools follow the funded Full ECF Programme. This is also described by the DfE as the approved training provider option.
School Based
School designs and delivers own 2-year induction programme based on ECF for ECTs and Mentors.
Core
School delivers induction programme using DfE accredited ECF resources for ECTs and Mentors.
Full
Teaching School Hub works with National Provider in collaboration with partnership of schools to deliver full ECF for ECTs and Mentors.
Appointment of an Early Career Teacher
Summary of Roles and Responsibilities
Safeguarding
If you have a safeguarding concern, the named contact is Patrick Garton.
Please complete the OTSH Safeguarding Referral Form and email to ect@otsa.org.uk
The OTSH ECF Safeguarding Referrals Procedures can be found here
The UCL Safeguarding Policy can be found
here.
