On 10 January 2025, the Department for Education (DfE) announced a package of updates to the Early Career Framework (ECF) and on 22 April 2025 the DfE published updated guidance to reflect the changes being made to the training and support for early career teachers (ECTs) starting September 2025.

To support headteachers, school staff (including ECTs, mentors and induction tutors) and governing bodies with understanding these changes, we have created this briefing pack.

In addition to this briefing pack, please see the following resources:

• ‘Important Changes to Induction for ECTs from September 2025’ email communication – sent to all Headteachers and current Induction Tutors in schools who are already working with HISP TSH and Education Development Trust (EDT) as a lead provider of ECF-based training, on Wednesday 30 April 2025.
• 'ECTE Guidance & FAQs’ document – this document contains further details about; training for ECTs and mentors who started their training before September 2025, support available to previously trained mentors and the impact of these changes on the funding that schools and settings receive. This document was sent to Headteachers and Induction Tutors on Wednesday 30 April 2025.
• ECTE Terminology Guide – a one-pager summarising the key terminology to describe the different elements of the ECTE.