Early Career Programme news
- 07/03/25
Saffron Early Career Programme – Spring Term update
March brings to a close the Spring Conference offer for ECTs and their mentors on the Saffron Early Career Programme. This term has had a focus on Modules 3 & 4, which has developed our delegates' knowledge of examples, questioning and assessment. While our ECT2s continue to develop this thr...Read Full Story - 12/11/24
Early Career programme - subject specific sessions for ECT2s
With our transition to the Teach First programme in September 2024, our ECT2s will receive their Early Career programme through a subject lens, helping to make their learning more relevant to their experience. This year, we are offering the following subject-specific groups: SEND*, EYF...Read Full Story - 08/07/24
What is the impact so far of the Early Career Framework?
UCL are conducting a longitudinal study to evaluate the impact of the statutory framework for ECT induction introduced in September 2021. The new framework intends to support the retention of teachers and to improve teaching practice. The second interim report was published this year, focu...Read Full Story - 30/04/24
Change of Lead Provider for our Early Career programme
From September 2024, the Lead Provider for Saffron Teaching School Hub's Early Career programme will be Teach First. We would like to thank our current Lead Provider, Education Development Trust (EDT), for the very positive relationship we have had with them. The EDT team have been appr...Read Full Story - 08/03/24
Spring Term ECT Conferences
This term, the ECT1s on the Saffron Early Career Programme have had the opportunity to attend a regional event. We offered three venues on different dates and had over 50 ECTs at each one. This was an invaluable opportunity for ECTs to talk to each other and catch up with teachers from their IT...Read Full Story - 04/03/24
The new ITTECF - what has changed?
A single curriculum framework resulting from a review of the Core Content Framework and the Early Career Framework was launched by the DfE on 30th January 2024. On 13th February, we held a briefing about the new ITTECF to look at what has changed.Read Full Story - 31/01/24
New ITTECF launched on 30th January 2024
A single curriculum framework resulting from a review of the Core Content Framework and the Early Career Framework was launched on 30th January 2024. The DfE have responded to feedback from schools and Teaching School Hubs particularly with respect to SEND, mentor capacity, subject specificity, dupl...Read Full Story - 23/03/23
Perspectives on the Early Career Professional Development Programme
We asked an ECT, a Mentor, an Induction Tutor, a Headteacher and a Facilitator to give their perspective on the Early Career Professional Development Programme with the Saffron Teaching School Hub.Read Full Story