Appropriate Body Services for ECTs

All schools that offer a statutory induction are required to have an Appropriate Body (AB) for their Early Career Teachers (ECTs).

ABs play a key role in statutory teacher induction. From September 2021, in addition to monitoring ECTs receive their statutory entitlements, Appropriate Bodies will support schools and ECTs to meet the new statutory guidance. Through moderation and quality assurance, we will work collaboratively with schools to ensure that ECTs are fairly and consistently assessed.

What is the role of an Appropriate Body?

Schools are required to register their Early Career Teachers with an Appropriate Body to ensure they complete their inductions. The AB has two main roles:

1) Monitoring of support: checks that ECTs are receiving their statutory entitlements and fidelity checks, ensuring schools are supported to provide ECTs with an ECF-based induction.

2) Monitoring of assessment – make the final decision as to whether the ECT has satisfactorily met the Teachers’ Standards, based on the headteacher’s recommendation.

In line with the new guidance, we will also be conducting fidelity checks, ensuring ECTs are receiving a programme of support and training based on the Early Career Framework (ECF). From September 2021, the there are three AB service providers within the hub area:

SPENCER TSH AB Services

The new Spencer AB will provide a streamlined AB service for primary and secondary ECTs engaging with the ECF Training across the Hub area. This service will also cater for NQTs who have already commenced induction prior to September 2021.We hope that our offer will support schools in navigating the recent changes to induction including the Early Career Framework.

Contact Details: ab@spencerteachingschoolhub.com

What will be included in the Hub offer?
– Full support for ECT registration and reporting using NQT Manager as a portal
– Induction Tutor Training and update briefings
– Familiarisation with the ECF Training for ECTs and Mentors, including optional top-up sessions for induction tutors on key themes in the ECT, e.g. an introduction to instructional coaching
– Induction Tutor Handbook
– Support materials including exemplars and templates for action plans
– Termly newsletter with guidance, updates and support documents
– Support with preparing for the fidelity checks for schools looking to offer the Core Induction or School Based Induction
– A team of professionals on hand to ask questions

Would you like to consider the Hub offer?

Express an interest on our link

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Other Appropriate Body Services

Both Derby and Derbyshire Local Authorities will continue to provide their AB services within the Hub area.

Tel: 01629 532805
Email: ECT@derbyshire.gov.uk

Email: nqt.administration@derby.gov.uk

Where can schools find further information and support?

We recommend that schools familiarise themselves with these key documents below to help them

Early Career Framework

This is the Early Career Framework, the ‘curriculum’ that the new induction for Early Career Teachers (ECTs) must deliver on. The Teacher Standards still remain the assessment tool against which ECTs will be judged to successfully complete induction.

Induction for early career teachers (England)

This is a useful document which outlines the statutory requirements for schools and will support schools in making a decision on how they will support their ECTs: the full induction package (FIP), the core induction package (CIP) or the school-based induction.

Appropriate Bodies Guidance: Induction and the Early Career Framework

For schools choosing the core induction package or the school-based induction, there is useful information on how the Appropriate Body will be involved ‘fidelity check’ your school’s plans. There are templates included and an outline of what to expect.

If you have any further questions, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with the team: ab@spencerteachingschoolhub.com

Apply for teaching training below.

Supporting Your Early Career Teacher

Register your ECT on the DfE Portal.

Click Here

Register your ECT with your Appropriate Body

For schools looking to engage with our AB service

Click Here

Register your ECT for the fully-funded training

with the Hub in partnership with the Education Development Trust

Click Here