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An Introduction

The Early Career Framework Reform creates a step change in support for early career teachers, providing a funded entitlement to a structured 2-year package of high-quality professional development.

The reforms are part of the government’s teacher recruitment and retention strategy, which aims to improve the training and development opportunities available to teachers.

The Full Induction Programme with Potentia and Education Development Trust

Potentia are delighted to announce that we are partnering with Education Development Trust to deliver the Early Career Professional Development Programme in the Derbyshire area as part of the national roll-out of the Early Career Framework.

This two-year programme provides teachers with the essential specialist support they need to improve their practice and build confidence following their Initial Teacher Training. It will arm early career teachers with skills they can use in the classroom straight away and offer the structured support needed to help them be the best teachers they can be.

The Early Career Professional Development Programme is a funded provider-led programme, offering new teachers dedicated time to focus on their development at a really important time in their careers, building on their ITT.

How does the programme work?

Education Development Trust have worked closely with schools and with the Sheffield Institute of Education, part of Sheffield Hallam University to develop this evidence-led programme to ensure it is based on what really works and how pupils learn.

Early career teachers will be provided with opportunities to learn the theory, put theory into practice, and reflect on personal and professional development with the support of their mentor. Activities include:

• Face-to-face and webinar sessions with expert input from specialist organisations, exploring effective classroom practice across settings, phases and specialisms.
• Regional and local training sessions.
• Regular mentoring sessions centring around the benefits of Instructional Coaching and exploring content with a focus on learning, practising, and reflecting.
• Opportunities for reflection and discussion as well as carefully timed self-study.

Excellent mentoring will be key to the success of the ECF initiative. This Programme is centred around developing the mentor relationship and includes a focussed learning pathway for mentors.

We will work with in-school mentors to learn new mentoring and coaching techniques, enabling them to strengthen essential skills that they can use throughout their careers. Specialist training and support will ensure each mentor is confident in their knowledge of the Early Career Framework and develops their mentoring skills so that the early career teachers they work with get the very best from the Programme.

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as the Delivery Partner.