Early Career Framework (ECF) Offers

Inspiration Teaching School Hub (TSH)

Inspiration Teaching School Hub has partnered with Ambition Institute for their provider-led Early Career Framework (ECF) programme.

Ambition Institute's funded Early Career Teachers (ECT) programme delivers the government's Early Career Framework. It offers a tried and tested two-year support package for early career teachers to increase their confidence in teaching effectively, and helps more experienced teachers to become supportive mentors.

See the attached PDF for the link, and also for information about and a link for their National Professional Qualifications (NPQs), and other contact links.

Julian Teaching School Hub (TSH)

The Julian TSH is partnered with Ambition Institute to deliver DfE-funded training for Early Career Teachers and their Mentors. This high-quality ECT Programme is delivered locally by the Julian TSH using its experience as Norwich Research School, together with a range of local partners including both mainstream and Special schools. This enables them to support you in implementing evidence-informed practice in a way that fits with your context. Visit their Early Career Teachers web page to find out more.

They are also offering the full suite of DfE-funded National Professional Qualifications, delivered in partnership with the Teacher Development Trust. These are facilitated by local experts from partners including Educate Norfolk, Norfolk County Council, Norwich Research School, Wensum English Hub and a range of schools from their region. Visit their National Professional Qualifications web page to find out more.

They appreciate that everyone is working towards the end of term right now, however get in touch on julian-tsh@ndhs.org.uk or 01603 753767 if you'd like to use their services.

University of East Anglia (UEA)

UEA provides their ECF offer as a delivery partner for Capita and the University of Birmingham. Their offer is a fully funded provider-led programme, as they're working with one of the six providers accredited by the DfE.

They also offer a Special Schools cohort for 2022/23. This cohort will be exclusively for ECTs and Mentors working in special schools. The programme will be delivered by facilitators experienced in working in a special school setting. This will allow them to deliver their ECF training with a focus on a special schools' contexts.

For more information and links, please see the attached letter from UEA's ECF co-directors, David Board and Dave Jones, and the attached flyer.

Also see information about the Early Career Framework on the Norfolk Schools and Learning Providers website and the Key contacts and information page for contact details for the Norfolk Appropriate Body and all three ECF providers in Norfolk.