SLT/HR

Recruitment of ECTs

Our central registrations forms are now live for ECTs and Mentors. As soon as an ECT has confirmed acceptance of a position in your school, please follow the steps below:

Share the New ECT Registration form with the ECT for them to complete at their earliest convenience. Also share the New ECT Registration Form - Required Guidance Information so the ECT can see what information will be required before beginning the form.
Complete the Schools ECT Registration form - this can be done by the Induction Tutor, HR or a member of SLT who holds the information pertaining to the ECTs contract. The School: New ECT Registration Form - Required Information Guidance will show what information will need to be gathered before completing the form.
When a mentor has been assigned to the new ECT, Induction Tutors should fill out the Mentor Registration Form 2025/26. The following document shows what information will be needed to complete this form: Mentor Registration Form - Required Information Guidance

Once the DfE portal is open for registrations, these will be done on your behalf by Louisa Perkins or Tracy Hutton and Induction Tutors will be informed as to the registration status of all ECTs in your school. Induction Tutors will be contacted before this if there are any complications with the process.

Important: If there are any changes to the appointment after the form has been completed, please ensure the Changes to ECT or Mentor Form rather than return to edit the original form or fill out a second one for the same person or role. This form must also be used to notify admin of any changes to the ECTs programme, mentor, contract or employment status throughout the year. Failing to notify admin of changes affecting your ECTs could result in their training and assessment not being valid.

We are hoping this new central system for registrations will be helpful for schools but as this is our first year of working in this way, please bear with us. Any feedback you have to help us improve the forms or the process will be gratefully received.

Teacher Regulation Agency Guidance

This guidance document details the checks that the school are required to undertake with the TRA when employing an ECT. Please use this document when recruiting ECTs.

Induction Guidance

Reduced ECT Induction Guidance

Reduced Induction Guidance

This guidance document has been designed to support Induction Tutors and Headteachers working through the reduced Induction process for ECTs. It is important to note that this should only be used in exceptional individual cases. The guidance details the evidence required for demonstrating significant teaching experience to support any applications. Please speak to Louisa Perkins before making formal applications.

Raising Concerns - ECT Practice

This guidance is designed to help School Leaders (SL) and Induction Tutors (IT) implement targeted measures to support ECTs in meeting the Teaching Standards effectively.

SFET Cause for Concern Guidance

Induction Tutors will follow this guidance on completion of the Informal School Level ECT Development Plan if the support measures put in place for an ECT to meet the Teaching Standards effectively have not made any improvements.

Calendar

KGA ECT Overview 2025-2026

Compulsory in-person, trust wide training dates for 2025-26 are listed below. Ensure you have followed your school's cover process.

ECT Year 1:

ECT Induction Day - 12th September 2025
ECT1 End of Year Training Day - 9th July 2026

ECT Year 2:

ECT2 In-Person Training Day - 12th November 2025
ECT2 End of Year Training Day - 3rd July 2026

ECTs will receive an email invitation to these events with full details of location, timings and requirements. ECTs may be required to travel to other academies for these events and the induction tutor will support them with organising transport if necessary.

Resources

SLT Termly Updates

Termly updates for Senior Leaders will be shared here.

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