Schools have a statutory duty to register ECTs with an Appropriate Body before they start work in school.
The appointment of an Appropriate Body is a statutory requirement for the induction period and an ECT cannot start their induction until their Appropriate Body has been agreed.
London District East Teaching School Hub provides a comprehensive Appropriate Body Service for Early Career Teachers in maintained schools, academies, sixth form and FE colleges.
Costs for the academic year 2022-2023
- £250 per ECT per year - DfE fully funded Induction Programme with Ambition Institute via the Teaching School Hub
- £295 per ECT per year - Full Induction Programme with any other Lead Provider
- £595 per ECT per year - Core Induction Programme using DfE accredited materials
- £950 per ECT per year for a School-Led Induction Programme
- £95 per single term (as required)
- £200 one off fee for Reduction of Induction Assessment Visits
- No fees for Cause for Concern visits
Induction for Early Career Teachers - Guidance
Appropriate bodies guidance: induction and the early career framework
Appropriate Body Services include:
- Bespoke support and advice for Head Teachers, Induction Tutors and ECTs via email, telephone and in-school visits.
- Appropriate Body Induction Tutor Training.
- Updates and guidance in changes within the statutory guidance on induction for Early Career Teachers.
- Registering ECTs with the Teaching Regulation Agency and updating their induction status as appropriate.
- Proactive quality assurance visits to support ECF provision in school.
- Monitoring of all termly progress reviews.
- Review of end of year assessments.
- Conducting cause for concern visits or reduced induction visits as required.
If you would like to nominate London District Teaching School Hub as your appropriate body - please email: appropriatebody@londondistricteast.org.
The Appropriate Body uses ECT Manager to monitor ECT's progress https://nta.ectmanager.com/Login.aspx
For a guide to getting started on ECT Manager please click use this link https://docs.ectmanager.com/head-teacher/getting-started-on-ect-manager.