Appropriate Body
Introduction
Click here to access our ECT Appropriate Body Portal
Click here to access our new ECT Appropriate Body Portal, ECT Manager – for September 2023 onwards.
I’ve forgotten my login details for the ECT portal. What do I need to do?
Your login will follow the format of first name, surname (lower case, no spaces) and is not your email address.
There is a “Forgot your password” button on the login page to request an automated password reset – please check your junk folder and ensure you enter the details exactly as shown as it is case sensitive.
If you are still experiencing difficulties, please contact the TSH team for further assistance.
Click here for the DfE Statutory Induction Guidance.
Click here to access our NQT Appropriate Body Portal
Statutory induction is the bridge between initial teacher training and a career in teaching. It combines a structured programme of development, support and professional dialogue, underpinned by the Early Career Framework, with monitoring and an assessment of performance against the Teachers’ Standards.
The programme should support the early career teacher and provide them with the necessary training to ensure that they can demonstrate that their performance against the Teachers’ Standards is satisfactory by the end of the period. Induction should provide a foundation for ECTs and equip them with the tools to be an effective and successful teacher.
The Teachers’ Standards will be used to assess an ECT’s performance at the end of their induction period. The decision about whether an ECT’s performance against the relevant standards is satisfactory upon completion of induction should take into account the ECT’s work context and must be made on the basis of what can be reasonably expected of an ECT by the end of their induction period within the context of the standards.
Judgements should reflect the expectation that ECTs have effectively consolidated their initial teacher training (ITT) and demonstrated their ability to meet the Teachers’ Standards consistently over a sustained period in their practice. The ECF is not and should not be used as an assessment tool.
Changes from September 2021
- The term early career teacher (ECT) replaces newly qualified teacher (NQT).
- The standard length of induction has been increased from one school year to two school years.
- In addition to the 10% timetable reduction that ECTs receive in their first year of induction, ECTs will also receive a 5% timetable reduction in the second year of induction.
- Schools are expected to deliver an induction period that is underpinned by the ECF. Appropriate bodies will have a role in checking that an ECF-based induction is in place.
- The role of the mentor has been introduced. The mentor will have a key role in supporting the ECT during induction and is separate to the role of the induction tutor.
- There will be two formal assessment points. One midway through induction after term three, and one at the end of the induction period. These will be supported by regular progress reviews to monitor progress, to take place in each term where a formal assessment is not scheduled.
- In cases where ECTs working part-time can demonstrate that they have met the Teachers’ Standards, the appropriate body is able to reduce the length of the induction period and bring forward the final assessment point. This decision is only to be made in agreement with the ECT and once the ECT has completed a period covering, but not equivalent to, two school years.
- The number of ad-hoc absences permitted has been extended, in line with the extended length of induction.
DfE ECF induction and training: additional information for early career teachers
DfE ECF induction and training: additional information for school leaders
DfE ECF induction and training: additional information for mentors