Early Career Framework and Appropriate Body

Xavier are delighted to offer the early career framework and appropriate body services to over 800 early career teachers (ECTs) plus their mentors, across more than 300 schools in the region.

All Early Career Teachers (ECTs) now benefit from two years of statutory, fully-funded support and development based on the Early Career Framework (ECF).  Xavier Teaching School Hub is proud to be working in partnership with Teach First to deliver the fully-funded ECF Induction Programme.

As one of six national Lead Providers, Teach First collaborates with the Department for Education (DfE) to develop training materials, which are then provided to our Xavier ECF facilitators. Our team is responsible for delivering the ECF programme, leveraging the expertise within our local schools.

Our Early Career Framework provision

• Local expert ECF Lead Schools: Working with groups of ECTs and their mentors to guide them through the programme.
• Training Modules: Both online and face-to-face.
• Mentor Programme: To support and develop colleagues.
• Weekly bulletin: To support access to the programme.
• World-class online learning platform: Delivered by Teach First.
• Subject-specific focus in Year 2: for secondary and sixth form ECTs.

The DfE have released this useful guidance for school leaders on setting up training based on the early career framework (link below):

DfE guidance on how to set up training for early career teachers

Schools that choose to have their ECTs complete the fully-funded early career programme will receive funding directly from the DfE to support the release of both mentors and ECTs over the two-year period. Under current statutory guidance, all ECTs are entitled to:

• 10% release time in their first year
• 5% release time in their second year
• Two-year package of support from their mentor

We passionately believe that the early career framework supports all ECTs and mentors with a national consistent programme of high-quality, evidence-based training to support their growth in the fundamental years of their development as a teacher.

For any questions you may have regarding the programme or our ECF provision please contact us on teachingschoolhub@xaviercet.org.uk or call 01932 578687.