ECT inductions and seminars are delivered in clusters across Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham by expert teachers and school leaders. We also offer an online cluster for schools outside of our Hub region. Special school settings have the option to join a specialist cluster.

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The Year 1 ECT programme includes:

• One 2-hour Welcome Conference at the start of the year
• One 3-hour Face to Face Session per half-term in local clusters - a combined 2-hour Facilitated Session and a 1-hour Local Learning Community
• 23 online Independent Study Sessions
• ECTs also receive one hour of in-school mentor support per week.

In Year 2, Primary ECTs remain in their Year 1 clusters. Secondary ECTs move into specialist subject clusters. ECTs from EYFS and Special School settings have the option to join a EYFS or SEND cluster.

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The Year 2 ECT programme includes:

• One 2 hour Session per half term (except summer 2)
• One hour of Self-directed Online Learning per half-term module
• In Year 2, ECTs also receive one hour of in-school mentor support per fortnight
• In Summer 2, ECTs have the opportunity to visit 2 schools in different settings

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The new ITTECF mentor training programme will now be completed over one year instead of two.  If you have previously completed a mentor training programme there is no expectation for you to attend any training sessions.

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Mentor training is delivered through online seminars.

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It is expected a mentor will:

• Attend a half-day face to face Induction session at the start of Autumn 1
• Complete The Fundamentals of Mentoring – a two hour self-paced online induction unit on UCL Extend
• Attend one 2 hour online seminar in the Spring term
• Complete six 90 minute online independent study sessions on UCL Extend (one per half term)
• Meet with their ECT for 1 hour per week for Year 1 ECTs and 1hr per fortnight for Year 2 ECTs

The Induction Tutor is appointed by the headteacher/principal and has overall responsibility for the development of an ECT, providing regular monitoring, support, and coordination of assessment.

The Induction Tutor will:

• Register their ECT with an Appropriate Body (AB)
• Register their ECT on the DfE sign in service
• Complete 2 Progress Reviews and 1 formal assessment a year for their ECT against the Teachers’ Standards
• Ensure that the ECT’s teaching is observed and feedback provided
• Ensure that the ECT has a reduced timetable. In the first year (terms 1-3) of induction they must have an additional 10% release time. In the second year (terms 4-6) of induction they must have an additional 5% release time. This time off timetable should be used to specifically enable ECTs to undertake activities in their induction programme.

More information about the Induction Tutors statutory role can be found in our Appropriate Body Handbook.