What is the ECTE?

Early career teacher entitlement (ECTE) is a 2-year programme that supports early career teachers (ECTs) when they start their teaching career. It’s designed to: 

• develop their professional skills 
• provide them with the knowledge and skills to meet the teachers’ standards 

 It includes: 

• a training programme for ECTs 
• mentor support for ECTs 
• a training programme for new mentors (if the school uses a Department for Education (DfE) funded lead provider) 
• time off timetable for ECTs and mentors 
• regular progress reviews and 2 formal assessments for ECTs against the teachers’ standards

Please see our ECTE Terminology Guide – a one-pager summarising the key terminology to describe the different elements of the ECTE.

Click here for further information about ECTE.

The ECTE training programme can be either: 

• delivered by an approved training provider (DfE call this ‘provider-led’) 
• developed and delivered by your own school (DfE call this ‘school-led’) 

Regardless of the option your school takes, the training must be based on the initial teaching training and early career framework (ITTECF).

If your school has chosen provider-led training, new mentors will receive mentor training to help them in their role as a mentor.

Please see ECTE: Training Options for Schools - a one-pager setting out the key differences between provider-led and school-led ECTE training programmes.

Your school must appoint an appropriate body, even if you choose the school-led training option. Appropriate bodies are responsible for assuring the quality of the statutory induction of ECTs.

If you have any questions please email: ecte@hisptsh.org