South Central Teaching School Hub is [proud to be a DfE approved Appropriate Body (AB). In line with the latest statutory guidance, we will work with schools to provide support, moderation and quality assurance to support and ensure ECTs are fairly and consistently assessed during their two year statutory induction.
Every ECT must successfully complete a structured two-year ECT Induction Period that has two aspects:
- Statutory Accreditation through an Appropriate Body
- An Appropriate Body Quality Assurance Officer (ABQAO) will be allocated to each ECT and will be the main contact regarding this aspect of induction.
- Training – an accredited programme of high quality training programme based on the Early Career Framework.
Our Appropriate Body Service will
- Ensure ECTs receive their statutory entitlements
- Ensure ECTs are fairly and consistently assessed against the Teachers’ Standards
- Ensure ECTs are receiving support and training in line with the Statutory Early Career Framework induction guidance
- Ensure Induction Leads / Tutors, Mentors and ECTs are well-supported should any concerns arise
Appropriate Body Quality Assurance Officers (ABQAOs)
- We have a team of experienced ABQAOs from partnership organisations, drawn from across all phases of education.
- An ABQAO will be allocated to your school and will make contact with you and will make contact with the ECT to arrange an initial meeting with them.
How to Register with our Appropriate Body
If you wish to register your ECT with our Appropriate Body, please select South Central TSH on the DfE portal from the drop down menu. Please note that we use ECT Manager for our Appropriate Body Services and require you to register your school as this is separate tot he DfE registration process.
Appropriate Body Prices
The price of our Appropriate Body Services will depend on which approach to induction you choose for your ECTs.
- A funded provider-led programme – Schools can choose to work with providers accredited by the Department for Education who will design and deliver a programme of face-to-face and online training to ECTs and their mentors. This programme is funded by the Department for Education.
- £190 per ECT per year
- Schools deliver their own training using DfE accredited materials and resources –
- £190 per ECT per year.
- £400 per day for Fidelity Checks
- Schools design and deliver their own two-year induction programme for ECTs based on the ECF
- £190 per ECT per year.
- £400 per day for Fidelity Checks
If you have any questions, then please contact us.