BackfillGrant paymentsfunding for time off timetable for early career frameworktraining (ECF)programme mentorfor trainingmentors (national roll-out)
(ECTPM)
Guidance for schools and local authorities on funding for schools using one of the DfE funded lead training providers to deliver early career framework mentorentitlement training(ECTE) from 1 September 2021 (national roll-out). 2025
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Backfill payments for time off timetable for early career framework (ECF) mentor training grant allocations - academic year 2021 to 2022
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From 1 September 2025 the term ‘Early career training programme for mentors (ECTPM) replaces the term ‘Backfill payments for time off timetable for early career framework (ECF) mentor training (national roll-out)’.
This guidance is for:
- local authorities
- school leaders
- school teachers
- governing bodies and their representatives
OverviewGrant funding for mentor training - September 2025 onwards
EligibleECTPM schoolsgrant usingfunding for mentor training is available to settings who use one of the DfE funded training providers to deliver training to early career frameworkteachers (ECTs) for early career teacher entitlement (ECTE).
Mentors will be given up to 20 hours to undertake mentor training for 1 year. Settings will be funded to support the mentor to undertake the training.
This will be through 1 payment in arrears at the end of each academic year. Payments will be based on evidence as confirmed by the training provider.
Grant funding for those mentors who start their training prior to September 2025
Eligible schools using one of the DfE funded training providers to deliver ECF) mentor training will receive backfill payments to cover 36 hours of mentor time off timetable for training per mentor, over a 2 year period. Year 1 and year 2 refer respectively to the first year and second year of of ECF training induction training for a mentor.
ThisFunding funding will be madepaid inas arrears1 over 2 payments:
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For any further enquiries you can contact: contact: continuing-professional-development@digital.education.gov.uk
Details
From 1 September 2025 the term ‘Early career training programme for mentors (ECTPM) replaces the term ‘Backfill payments for time off timetable for early career framework (ECF) mentor training (national roll-out)’.
This guidance is for:
- local authorities
- school leaders
- school teachers
- governing bodies and their representatives
OverviewGrant funding for mentor training - September 2025 onwards
EligibleECTPM schoolsgrant usingfunding for mentor training is available to settings who use one of the DfE funded training providers to deliver training to early career frameworkteachers (ECTs) for early career teacher entitlement (ECTE).
Mentors will be given up to 20 hours to undertake mentor training for 1 year. Settings will be funded to support the mentor to undertake the training.
This will be through 1 payment in arrears at the end of each academic year. Payments will be based on evidence as confirmed by the training provider.
Grant funding for those mentors who start their training prior to September 2025
Eligible schools using one of the DfE funded training providers to deliver ECF) mentor training will receive backfill payments to cover 36 hours of mentor time off timetable for training per mentor, over a 2 year period. Year 1 and year 2 refer respectively to the first year and second year of of ECF training induction training for a mentor.
ThisFunding funding will be madepaid inas arrears1 over 2 payments:
Thefirstwillupbetomadetheaftermaximumtheofsummer18completionhoursofforyeareach1.academicThisyear.The
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Wetransfers haveschool publishedor thewithdraws ‘Backfillpart paymentsway forthrough timetheir offtraining, timetablementors forcan earlyonly careerdo frameworkthis (ECF)training mentorprogramme once.
Mentor training (nationalfunding rollfor out)September 2025 onwards
The conditions of grant for academic yearmentors 2023who tobegin 2024’.training Thison documentor providesafter detailsSeptember of2025 howwill paymentsbe formade academicavailable yearbefore 2023the 2025 to 20242026 willacademic beyear paidstarts.
Mentors onwho astarted protheir ratatraining basisbefore andSeptember will2025
For bementors madewho inbegan arrearstraining overprior 2to paymentsSeptember after2025 the summerconditions of grant for academic year 12023 to 2024 and year2024 2to completion,2025 respectively.and 2025 to 2026 are applicable.
Allocations
YouAll canpayments vieware themade academicin yeararrears 2021and toas 20221 payment andafter the revisedend academicof yeareach 2022academic toyear.
The 2023table grantbelow fundingshows on the schedule for backfill payments for time off timetable for ECF mentor training.
| Mentor begins training |
Year |
grant
|
Year |
grant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 |
2021 |
summer |
2022 |
summer |
| 2022 |
2022 |
summer |
2023 |
autumn |
| 2023 |
2023 |
autumn |
2024 |
autumn |
| 2024 |
2024 |
autumn |
2025 |
autumn |
Payments
AllocationThe paymentstable forbelow shows the 2022schedule tofor 2023 ECTPM.
| Mentor begins training academic year | 1 |
Grant funding paid |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 to |
2025 |
autumn |
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| Academic |
Local |
Academies |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 to 2022 | End of |
Start
|
| 2022 |
End |
Start |
| 2023 |
End of November 2024 | Start of December 2024 |
| 2024 to |
End |
Start |
| 2025 |
End |
Start of December 2026 |
Grant funding allocations
At the summertop 2023of paymentthis windowpage, wereyou paid.can view
Allocation
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For any further enquiries you can contact: contact: continuing-professional-development@digital.education.gov.uk
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2025-11-24 13:02
We have added the spreadsheet Backfill payments for time off timetable for early career framework (ECF) mentor training grant allocations – academic year 2024 to 2025
2025-07-16 14:36
We have added the early career training programme for mentors (ECTPM): conditions of grant for 2025 to 2026 academic year
2025-05-22 13:27
For clarity we have revised the page name from Backfill payments for time off timetable for early career framework (ECF) mentor training (national roll-out) to Grant funding for early career training programme for mentors (ECTPM) and updated the guidance to include information about grant funding for mentor training from September 2025. We have also updated the conditions of grant for academic year 2025 to 2026.
2024-11-25 08:51
We have added the spreadsheets showing 2023 to 2024 grant funding on the backfill payments for time off timetable for ECF mentor training grant allocations as well as the updated allocations for 2022 to 2023.
2024-09-09 09:39
We have updated the dates for when payments will be made to local authorities and academies.
2024-03-28 09:31
We have published an additional ‘Backfill payments for time off timetable for early career framework (ECF) mentor training (national roll out) conditions of grant for academic year 2023 to 2024’. For transparency purposes, we have retained the original published conditions of grant on this page too, for reference. This document has been renamed ‘Backfill payments for time off timetable for early career framework (ECF) mentor training (national roll out) conditions of grant for academic years 2021 to 2022 and 2022 to 2023’.
2024-01-25 15:34
We have published revised academic year 2021 to 2022 and academic year 2022 to 2023 grant funding allocation spreadsheets for the backfill payments for time off timetable for ECF mentor training grant, which details allocations updated in December 2023.We have updated wording in the ‘Allocations’ and ‘Payments’ sections on this landing page to reflect these allocation updates.
2023-11-29 14:31
We have updated the ‘Payments’ section on the landing page to advise the sweep up payment will now be made early 2024.
2023-09-01 10:38
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.
2023-07-28 09:56
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.
2023-02-14 16:41
Backfill payments for time off timetable for early career framework (ECF) mentor training (national roll-out) guidance – we have updated this guidance for 2023.
2022-07-20 10:41
First published.