Make changes to early career training
Guidance for schools on making changes to training based on the early career framework, part of induction for early career teachers.
Applies to England
After you choose a training option for your early career teachers, there may be occasions where you need to make changes.
Ensure any changes are right for your early career teachers and mentors.
Plan any changes for the end of a school year if possible.
Change lead provider
Talk to your lead provider if you have any concerns about working with them.
Let them know if you decide to end the partnership.
Ensure the lead provider sends you a summary of your early career teacher’s progress. You’ll need to send this to your new lead provider. Find out how to sign up with a lead provider.
Once you’ve told the provider that you’re ending the partnership, they’ll send you an email to confirm the end of the partnership. Forward this on to the Department for Education at continuing-professional-development@digital.education.gov.uk.
Change delivery partner
If you have concerns regarding your delivery partner, discuss this directly with them.
If you decide to change to another delivery partner, confirm the change with your provider.
Your provider will report the change to the Department for Education.
Change training option
If you use a provider
If you want to switch from using a training provider to another training option, discuss this directly with your provider.
Let the provider know if you decide to change your training option.
You’ll receive an email from them confirming the end of the partnership.
Forward this on to the Department for Education at continuing-professional-development@digital.education.gov.uk.
You’ll receive an email from the Department for Education asking you to confirm your new training option.
If you use DfE-accredited materials
Your early career teachers and mentors may lose their progress if you change your programme.
Email the Department for Education at continuing-professional-development@digital.education.gov.uk to:
- change training materials
- switch to using a training provider
- report that you want to design and deliver your own training
If you design and deliver your own training
You do not need to tell the Department for Education if you redesign your programme.
However, you need to inform the appropriate body appointed for your early career teachers.
Your appropriate body will check your programme to make sure it covers the early career framework.
To change from your own training programme to another delivery method, your induction tutor should report the change through ‘Manage training for early career teachers’.
Find out about induction tutors, including and how to sign in to ‘Manage training for early career teachers’.