Appropriate bodies guidance: induction andfor the early career framework
teachers
Guidance on the roles and responsibilities of appropriate bodies.bodies in the induction of early career teachers.
Applies to England
Documents
Details
This guidance should be read alongside the statutory guidance on induction for early career teachers (ECTs).
ThisThese guidancedocuments isare for the following appropriate bodies:
local authorities
- teaching school hubs
- other organisations that the Secretary of State for Education has determined can act in this role
ItThey outlines:outline:
- the
updated statutory roles and responsibilities of appropriate bodies
- an appropriate body’s role in checking that the induction is based on
theeither the:
- early career framework (ECF) for ECTs starting induction before 1 September 2025
- initial teacher training and early career framework (ITTECF) for ECTs starting induction from 1 September 2025
- good practice appropriate bodies can follow
ThisEarlier guidanceversions replacesof thethis previousguidance version, which can be found inon The National Archives.
Updates to this page
Published 25 March 2021
Last updated 161 AprilMay 2024
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Update history
2025-05-01 14:00
Updated guidance to reflect the introduction of the initial teacher training and early career framework (ITTECF) from 1 September 2025.
2024-04-16 09:30
Updated ‘Appropriate bodies guidance: induction and the early career framework’ with minor clarifications on existing guidance. The changes are listed in the ‘What’s new from April 2024’ section on page 6.
2023-04-21 10:13
‘Appropriate bodies guidance: induction and the early career framework (from 1 September 2023)’ was added.
Details
This guidance should be read alongside the statutory guidance on induction for early career teachers (ECTs).
ThisThese guidancedocuments isare for the following appropriate bodies:
local authorities
- teaching school hubs
- other organisations that the Secretary of State for Education has determined can act in this role
ItThey outlines:outline:
- the
updated statutory roles and responsibilities of appropriate bodies
- an appropriate body’s role in checking that the induction is based on
theeither the:
- early career framework (ECF) for ECTs starting induction before 1 September 2025
- initial teacher training and early career framework (ITTECF) for ECTs starting induction from 1 September 2025
- good practice appropriate bodies can follow
ThisEarlier guidanceversions replacesof thethis previousguidance version, which can be found inon The National Archives.
Updates to this page
Published 25 March 2021
Last updated 161 AprilMay 2024
+ show2025
href="#full-history">+ show all updates
-
Update history
2025-05-01 14:00
Updated guidance to reflect the introduction of the initial teacher training and early career framework (ITTECF) from 1 September 2025.
2024-04-16 09:30
Updated ‘Appropriate bodies guidance: induction and the early career framework’ with minor clarifications on existing guidance. The changes are listed in the ‘What’s new from April 2024’ section on page 6.
2023-04-21 10:13
‘Appropriate bodies guidance: induction and the early career framework (from 1 September 2023)’ was added.
Details
This guidance should be read alongside the statutory guidance on induction for early career teachers (ECTs).
ThisThese guidancedocuments isare for the following appropriate bodies:
localauthorities- teaching school hubs
- other organisations that the Secretary of State for Education has determined can act in this role
ItThey outlines:outline:
- the
updated - an appropriate body’s role in checking that the induction is based on
theeither the:- early career framework (ECF) for ECTs starting induction before 1 September 2025
- initial teacher training and early career framework (ITTECF) for ECTs starting induction from 1 September 2025
- good practice appropriate bodies can follow
ThisEarlier guidanceversions replacesof thethis previousguidance version, which can be found inon The National Archives.
Updates to this page
Update history
2025-05-01 14:00
Updated guidance to reflect the introduction of the initial teacher training and early career framework (ITTECF) from 1 September 2025.
2024-04-16 09:30
Updated ‘Appropriate bodies guidance: induction and the early career framework’ with minor clarifications on existing guidance. The changes are listed in the ‘What’s new from April 2024’ section on page 6.
2023-04-21 10:13
‘Appropriate bodies guidance: induction and the early career framework (from 1 September 2023)’ was added.