Funding for time off timetable for early career teachers and mentors who participated in the national roll-out of the early career framework reforms

Guidance for schools and local authorities on funding to support the national roll-out of the early career framework (ECF) reforms from September 2021.

Early career framework (ECF)-based induction year 2 time off timetable conditions of grant

Details

The guidance is for:

• local authorities
• school leaders
• school teachers
• governing bodies and their representatives

ECF year 2 time off timetable funding​ is paid in the summer of year 2 of the early career teacher’s (ECT) induction.

This funding covers the cost of giving each ECT in year 2 of induction:

• 5% off timetable for induction activities including ECF-based training and mentor sessions
• a dedicated mentor for each ECT, based on 20 hours of mentoring in year 2 of induction

This funding is linked to the ECT and paid to the school who has registered the ECT as undergoing their ECF training at that school.

Conditions of grant

This guidance sets out the terms and conditions applied to the funding for schools that signed up for and participated in the national roll-out of the early career framework reforms from September 2021.

Allocations

The allocations for the grant funding due in the summer of 2023 will be available shortly.

The payments will be made to schools directly or via local authorities.

Further details

For any further enquiries you can contact continuing-professional-development@digital.education.gov.uk