Backfill payments for time off timetable for early career framework (ECF) mentor training (national roll-out)
Guidance for schools and local authorities on funding for schools using one of the DfE-funded lead training providers to deliver early career framework mentor training from 1 September 2021 (national roll-out).
Applies to England
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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
You can view both the July 2022 and July 2023 grant funding on the backfill payments for time off timetable for ECF mentor training grant allocations spreadsheets.
Payments
Payments for 2023 allocations will be made to local authorities at the end of July 2023 for maintained schools, and directly to academies at the start of August 2023. This will include grant funding for year 1 mentor training (for those who started in the academic year of 2022 to 2023) and year 2 mentor training (for those who started in the academic year of 2021 to 2022). The grant funding will be based on whether the individual is on year 1 or year 2 of the ECF mentor training.
A sweep up payment will be made inearly autumn2024, 2023, to ensure all eligible schools and organisations not captured in the summer 2023 payment window are paid in year.
Further details
For any further enquiries you can contact: continuing-professional-development@digital.education.gov.uk
Last updated
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We have updated the 'Payments' section on the landing page to advise the sweep up payment will now be made early 2024.
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We have re-added the 'Backfill payments for time off timetable for early career framework (ECF) mentor training grant allocations - July 2022' spreadsheet so users can view both July 2022 and July 2023 spreadsheets.
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Backfill payments for time off timetable for early career framework (ECF) mentor training (national roll-out) conditions of grant - we have updated the 'Funding' section to advise users of the payment process for mentors supporting early career teachers. We have published the 'Backfill payments for time off timetable grant for early career framework mentor training grant allocations - July 2023' spreadsheet with allocation information provided at school level.
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Backfill payments for time off timetable for early career framework (ECF) mentor training (national roll-out) guidance - we have updated this guidance for 2023.