Choose a training option for early career teachers
Guidance for schools on setting up training based on the early career framework, part of induction for early career teachers.
Applies to England
To set up training for your early career teachers, you need to choose a training option.
There are also other steps to set up training for your early career teachers.
Option one: use a lead provider
Lead providers work with delivery partners such as trusts, teaching school hubs and universities to deliver training directly to your early career teachers and mentors.
This is fully funded by the Department for Education, so there’s no cost for eligible schools. Learn about funding for training based on the early career framework.
Sign up with one of the following lead providers by contacting them:
- Ambition Institute
- Best Practice Network (home of Outstanding Leaders Partnership)
- Education Development Trust
- National Institute of Teaching, founded by the School-Led Development Trust
- Teach First
- UCL Institute of Education
Your induction tutor also needs to report that you’re choosing this option. Learn about induction tutors and how they report information to DfE.
Providers may require face to face sessions as part of their training for early career teachers, so you should check where they’re based.
Option 2: deliver your own training using DfE-accredited materials
Create a ‘Support for early career teachers’ account to view DfE-accredited materials including mentor session guidelines and self-directed study materials.
You can choose materials from one of the following suppliers:
- Ambition Institute
- Education Development Trust
- Teach First
- UCL Early Career Teacher Consortium
Your induction tutor needs to report that you’re choosing to deliver your own training using DfE-accredited materials. Learn about induction tutors and how they report information to DfE. Once they’ve done this, your ECTs and mentors will be invited to access the training materials.
Your appropriate body will check your programme to make sure it covers the full depth of the early career framework.
Option 3: design and deliver your own training
You can design and deliver your own 2-year training programme covering every ‘learn that’ and ‘learn how to’ statement in the early career framework.
You can use DfE-accredited training materials for reference. Create a ‘Support for early career teachers’ account to view DfE-accredited materials including mentor session guidelines and self-directed study materials.
Talk to your appropriate body for advice on next steps.
Your appropriate body will check your programme to make sure it covers the early career framework.
Avoid changing your training option part-way through induction. How to make changes to early career training.