School Engagement across our hub regions continues to grow at pace. 
Across Eastleigh, Fareham, Gosport, Havant, the Isle of Wight and Portsmouth, we are now working with 229 schools against a KPI of 150. Across the New Forest, Southampton, Winchester and the Test Valley, engagement stands at 204 schools against a KPI of 140. Alongside this, we have successfully engaged 215 schools outside of our core regions, demonstrating the strength of our reputation and reach. 

Early Career Teacher Programme (ECTP) delivery remains a major strength. 
Our ECT retention rate is 94%, far exceeding the KPI of 80%. This reflects the quality of our programme delivery, mentor support and participant experience. 

NPQ delivery has also seen outstanding commitment and retention. 
In Autumn 25, 206 participants began an NPQ with us across the full suite of programmes — NPQEL, NPQH, NPQLTD, NPQSL, NPQEYL, NPQLL, NPQLPM and NPQ for SENCOs — with 100% retention to date. 

Appropriate Body services continue to be delivered with rigour and quality assurance. 
We have completed QA visits to 15% of schools in both regions (27 schools in SE3 and 27 schools in SE7), ensuring high standards of induction and statutory compliance. 

Exceptional Participant Feedback (EDT QA Report – Autumn 25/26) 

Our recent QA report from EDT provides further evidence of the quality of our delivery: 

Participant Satisfaction 

• ECTP Module 1: 97.06% 

• ECPDP Blocks 7 & 8: 95%

Quality of Facilitation 

• ECTs: 98% (above EDT average of 97.88%) 

• Mentors: 97.6% 

Event Organisation 

• ECTs: 98% 

• Mentors: 89.6% 

Venue and Facilities 

• ECTs: 95% 

• Mentors: 96% 

Practical Application 

• 96.5% of ECTs and 91.2% of Mentors feel able to apply their learning directly to practice. 

Participants told us: 

“It was a really well delivered, communicated and managed session!” – ECPDP ECT 

 “It was very informative and so worth it to attend the session!” – ECTP ECT 

 “Thank you! Super supportive and kind.” – ECPDP ECT

"Very grateful for the questions we had answered and for taking away our questions to find out for us!” – ECTP Mentor 

These outcomes are a testament to the commitment of our delivery team, facilitators, AB team and partners, and to the strong relationships we have built with schools across and beyond our regions. 

As we move further into the academic year, we are proud to see the impact of our work reflected so clearly in both data and feedback.