ECTE Mentors
Registrations for September 2025 are now open. Go to our registration page to complete the process.
For information about ECTs starting before April 2025, please go to our Legacy ECF Pages
As an ECTE mentor, you are probably the most important source of support for your ECT. You can see an outline of your responsibilities in the graphic opposite.
Mentor training lasts for one year, you can see details below. Once complete, mentors are qualified to support any ECT through their entitlements.
After you completing the year of training, you will be fully qualified to continue supporting and coaching ECTs.
Mentor Training Event Structure
Mentors on the new programme benefit from a one year training programme. You can see the structure of the mentor training course in the graphic opposite.
If you are looking for information about ECF Mentor training that started before September 2025, please consult our legacy pages:
Please note that these dates are currently indicative only, and we are able to offer some flexibility, including a third date, to support schools. We are currently processing volumes for ECTs and mentors and some of the below groups and dates may change as a result.
These events are for colleagues starting their programmes in April or September 2025 and beyond. For events relevant to colleagues starting before April 2025, please consult our ECF events page.
Please note that these dates are currently indicative only, and we are able to offer some flexibility, including a third date, to support schools. We are currently processing volumes for ECTs and mentors and some of the below groups and dates may change as a result.
These events are for colleagues starting their programmes in April or September 2025 and beyond. For events relevant to colleagues starting before April 2025, please consult our ECF events page.
Please note that these dates are currently indicative only, and we are able to offer some flexibility, including a third date, to support schools. We are currently processing volumes for ECTs and mentors and some of the below groups and dates may change as a result.
These events are for colleagues starting their programmes in April or September 2025 and beyond. For events relevant to colleagues starting before April 2025, please consult our ECF events page.
The below are all of the sessions we will run. Mentors will have a degree of choice about what they attend, and only need to attend one event in each term. We will take mentors’ choices at onboarding and at the mentor conference.
Additional Support for Mentors
We publish newsletters, guidance documents and updates for mentors on our blog. Click the button below and filter by ‘Mentoring and Coaching. Keep an eye out for our termly publication Mentoring Matters!
