
12 Nov 2024
The Early Career Professional Development Programme (Early Career Programme) is structured to further develop ECTs' professional practice through online learning, virtual training and the support of a fully trained mentor throughout their first two years. Mentors also have a two-year programme to develop their practice.
Saffron Teaching School Hub works in partnership with Teach First to deliver the Early Career Programme.
The first step to register for the Saffron Early Career Programme is done via the DfE Online Service Manage Training for Early Career Teachers.
If schools have previously had ECTs, the nominated Induction Tutor will have an existing link to the DfE Online Service.
All emails from the DfE about the Online Service go to the school's nominated Induction Tutor. Please check that your nominated Induction Tutor is always up-to-date on the DfE Online Service.
As part of the DfE Online Service registration process, you will be asked to choose a Lead Provider and a Delivery Partner for your Early Career Programme. To register for the Saffron TS Hub programme:
This document from Teach First gives a step-by-step guide. Please pay particular attention to pages 7 to 9.
You do not need to register with Teach First directly.
However, you must register your interest with Saffron Teaching School Hub.
To register your interest for the Saffron Early Career Programme with Teach First, please complete the form below:
As part of the DfE Registration process, you will be asked to say which Appropriate Body you are using for statutory induction. Please note: this does not constitute registration with an Appropriate Body - you need to register with an Appropriate Body separately.
To register with the Saffron Appropriate Body service, click here.
For those registered on the Saffron Early Career Programme, the planned dates for all training events can be viewed on our Wall Calendar.
Online booking forms for training events will be emailed to all registered EC Programme participants.
The Early Career Framework (ECF) sets out what ECTs are entitled to learn about and what they should learn how to do when they start their careers, focusing on the key areas of: behaviour management; pedagogy; classroom practice; subject knowledge; assessment and questioning; and professional development. It underpins a new statutory entitlement to receive two years of high quality training and in-school mentor support.
This entitlement includes:
Further information about statutory induction can be found here: DfE Induction for early career teachers: statutory guidance
The Saffron/Teach First Early Career Programme is funded by the DfE for state-funded schools. This is known as the Funded Induction Programme (FIP).
Schools will be funded for:
For full details of Early Career Programme funding, see the DfE links below:
If you have any questions about the Saffron/Teach First Early Career Programme, contact our ECF Lead Angela Cass at angelacass@saffron.academy or 01799 513030 ext. 1248.