About the ECF Programme for Early Career Teachers
The Five Counties Teaching School Hubs Alliance is working with the Education Development Trust (EDT) to deliver the full ECF Induction Programme. The programme is free for all state funded schools in the Five Counties Hub region.
The full ECF programme takes 24 months to complete. During this time ECTs will work through 12 Blocks in total, one per half term. Each Block has been designed based on international best practice of effective professional development and includes:
- Self-Directed Study Materials: Interactive self-study materials which explain the research behind the ECF and exemplifications of what this looks like in the classroom.
- Mentor Sessions: One-to-one sessions with you, to help translate the research into their own practice and reflect on their learning and development. These sessions are based on instructional coaching.
- Training Sessions: Group sessions, delivered face-to-face, to explore the Early Career Framework with their peers. These sessions will be facilitated by an expert practitioner who will extend ECTs’ thinking and support their planning by sharing practical applications of the research in their classroom.
Each Block provides ECTs with the time to:
- Learn the content from the Early Career Framework.
- Put the learning into practice with suggestions for classroom practice.
- Reflect on their professional and personal development.
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About the ECF Programme for Early Career Teachers
The Five Counties Teaching School Hubs Alliance is working with the Education Development Trust (EDT) to deliver the full ECF Induction Programme. The programme is free for all state funded schools in the Five Counties Hub region.
The full ECF programme takes 24 months to complete. During this time ECTs will work through 12 Blocks in total, one per half term. Each Block has been designed based on international best practice of effective professional development and includes:
- Self-Directed Study Materials: Interactive self-study materials which explain the research behind the ECF and exemplifications of what this looks like in the classroom.
- Mentor Sessions: One-to-one sessions with you, to help translate the research into their own practice and reflect on their learning and development. These sessions are based on instructional coaching.
- Training Sessions: Group sessions, delivered face-to-face, to explore the Early Career Framework with their peers. These sessions will be facilitated by an expert practitioner who will extend ECTs’ thinking and support their planning by sharing practical applications of the research in their classroom.
Each Block provides ECTs with the time to:
- Learn the content from the Early Career Framework.
- Put the learning into practice with suggestions for classroom practice.
- Reflect on their professional and personal development.