Guidance

Funding for time off timetable for early career teachers and mentors who participated in the national roll-out of the early career framework reforms

Guidance for schools and local authorities on funding to support the national roll-out of the early career framework (ECF) reforms from September 2021.

From:
Education and Skills Funding Agency
Published
14 February 2023
Last updated
2925 NovemberJanuary 20232024 — See all updates

Applies to England

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Early career framework (ECF)-based(ECF) based induction year 2 time off timetable conditions of grant

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Early career teacher (ECT) and mentor time off timetable grant allocations - academic year 2022 to 2023

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Details

Details

The guidance is for:

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

ECF year 2 time off timetable funding​ is paid in the summer of year 2 of the early career teacher’s (ECTs)(ECT) induction.

This funding covers the cost of giving each ECT in year 2 of induction:

  • 5% off timetable for induction activities including ECF-basedincluding ECF-based training and mentor sessions
  • a dedicated mentor for each ECT,each ECT, based on 20 hours of mentoring in year 2 of induction

This funding is linked to the ECT and paid to the school who has registered the ECT as undergoing their second year of ECF training at that school.

Conditions of grant

This guidance sets out the terms and conditions applied to the funding for schools that signed up for and participated in the national roll-out of the early career framework reforms from September 2021.

Allocations

We have published thean updated academic year 2022 to 2023 funding for time off timetable for early career frameworkteacher (ECF)(ECT) teachers and mentor grant allocations forspreadsheet, Julywhich details allocations up to December 2023. These updated allocations include the sweep up payments for all eligible schools and organisations which were not captured in the summer 2023 payment window.

Payments

PaymentsAcademic willyear be2022 to 2023 allocation payments were made to local authorities for maintained schools at the end of July 2023 and directly to academies at the start of August 2023.

AWe have made all corrective action and sweep up paymentpayments willat bethe madeend earlyof January 2024, towhich ensureensures all eligible schools and organisations not captured in the summer 2023 payment window arehave been paid in-year.

Allocation payments for 2024 will be made to local authorities for maintained schools and directly to academies by the end of the academic year 2023 to 2024.

Further details

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

Published 14 February 2023
Last updated 2925 NovemberJanuary 20232024 + show all updates

  1. We have published an updated academic year 2022 to 2023 funding for time off timetable for early career teachers (ECT) and mentor grant allocations spreadsheet, which details allocations updated in December 2023. We have updated wording in the 'Allocations' and 'Payments' sections on this landing page to reflect this allocation update.

  2. We have updated the 'Payments' section on the landing page to advise the sweep up payment will now be made early 2024.

  3. Early career framework (ECF)-based induction year 2 time off timetable conditions of grant - we have updated the 'Payments' section to advise users of the payment process for year 2 early career teachers. We have published the early career framework (ECF)-based induction year 2 time off timetable grant allocations July 2023 spreadsheet.

  4. First published.