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.