Appropriate Body Newsletter

This update is for schools and induction tutors, containing information and guidance related to supporting and assessing ECTs and ensuring they receive their statutory entitlements. In this edition:

Thank you for registering your Early Career Teachers (ECTs) with us as your Appropriate Body (AB), we hope that the following information will assist you in supporting your ECTs.

Progress Reviews & Assessments

For those schools who are new to the Arthur Terry Teaching School Hub, Appropriate Body. We DO NOT require that evidence is uploaded into the Documents Folder on ECT Manager for Progress Reviews and Assessments but that specific evidence related to the ECT’s practice is included in Progress Reviews & Assessments.

It is acceptable for the mentor and ECT to be involved in drafting out Progress Reviews and formal assessments but the Induction Tutor must be the final editor of what is submitted.

Please reference the sample Progress Reviews and Assessments under Resources on ECT Manager before completing these for your ECTs.

The following dates have been set for Progress Reviews and Assessments to be submitted on ECT Manager. ECTs who start midterm or have an extended ECT induction will have a personalised submission date:

Autumn Term: Friday 6th December 2024
Spring Term: Friday 28th March 2025

Summer Term: Friday 27th June 2025

This video is a walk through on completing the Progress Review on ECT Manager.

A video walk through of the progress review process for ECTs

According to the DfE Guidance for ECTs these meetings should be conducted by the Induction Tutor or Headteacher and not the mentor unless the mentor is the Induction Tutor.

Compliance school visits & telephone calls

The DfE have given Appropriate Bodies two key roles. The:

Monitoring of support – Appropriate Bodies will check that early career teachers are receiving their statutory entitlements, and to provide ECF fidelity checks, ensuring schools are supported to provide ECTs with an ECF-based induction.
Monitoring of assessment – Appropriate Bodies will make the final decision as to whether the ECT has satisfactorily met the Teachers’ Standards, based on the Headteacher’s recommendation.

We are endeavouring to contact as many schools as possible who are enrolled with us as Appropriate Bodies to make compliance checks. The purpose of this is to ensure that all the statutory requirements for your Early Career Teachers are in place, answer any queries you may have and provide any further support you may need.

ECTs not on track

Please keep us up to date on serious concerns you have regarding the progress of your ECT.

If an ECT is assessed as not on track on Progress Reviews or as not making satisfactory progress against the Teachers’ Standards for the Formal Assessment 1, we will contact the school early the next term to discuss concerns in relation to the Teachers’ Standards. For some ECTs a structured support action plan over a term is enough to help them get back on track.

For a small number of ECTs further support is required. Please contact us, the Appropriate Body, if you require advice regarding an ECT not on track. We are happy to arrange a call and visit if required.

Changes to ECTs circumstances

Please keep us informed of changes in the circumstances of your ECTs. For example, if your ECT is changing schools, is on long term sick leave, will be taking maternity leave, has resigned etc.

Appropriate Body or ECF Provider?

There has been some confusion over who to contact regarding an ECT.

For any queries about ECT Manager, such as logins, access or concerns related to the progress of an ECT completing a successful induction please contact the Appropriate Body. caroline.finn@atlp.org.uk who will sign post appropriate support for you.

For questions about the Early Career Framework if your delivery partner is Arthur Terry TSH please contact ect@atlp.org.uk .

Those with Ambition Institute, Best Practice, Teach First or UCL Early Career Consortium should be aware of your delivery partner’s contact details.

Revised DfE Guidance for Early Careers Teachers

In September 2023 the revised Statutory Guidance for ECTs came into force. Please bookmark this link as a useful reference.

The statutory entitlements for ECTs remained the same. Please ensure that all your ECTs are receiving these:

A designated mentor with QTS
A weekly/fortnightly meeting time with their mentor which is timetabled
A 10% reduced timetable in Year 1 and 5% reduced in Year 2
Timetabled PPA time
Observations with written & verbal feedback
Opportunity to observe experienced colleagues
A Progress Review or Assessment Meeting with the Induction Tutor or Headteacher at the end of each term

If we can help you with any other queries, please do not hesitate to contact us.

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The Arthur Terry Learning Partnership is committed to keeping our students safe, both in school and the wider community. As part of our safeguarding arrangements, we have a two-way information sharing agreement in place with the local police authority. The agreement is compliant with Crime & Disorder Act 1998 (s.115) and Data Protection Act 1998(s.29.3; s.35.2.), and focuses on preventing young people from becoming involved or further involved in crime and anti-social behaviour as a victim or offender.

If you have any queries about the partnership policy, please contact Mrs S Bailey, ATLP Safeguarding Lead.

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