Backfill payments for time off timetable for early career framework (ECF) mentor training (national roll-out)

The guidance is for:

• local authorities
• school leaders
• school teachers
• governing bodies and their representatives

Overview

Eligible schools will receive backfill payments to cover 36 hours of mentor time off timetable for training per mentor, over 2 years. This funding will be made in arrears over 2 payments. The first payment, covering 18 hours of mentor time off-timetable for training, will be made in the summer of year 1 following mentors starting the training. The second payment for the remaining 18 hours of mentor time off timetable will be made in the summer of year 2 where there has been sustained engagement with the training.

Conditions of grant

This guidance sets out the terms and conditions applied to the funding for eligible institutions that have provided time off-timetable for mentors to complete the provider-led ECF-based mentor training with one of the DfE-funded training providers as part of the national roll-out of the early career framework reforms.

Allocations

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For any further enquiries you can contact continuing-professional-development@digital.education.gov.uk