FundingGrant forfunding time off timetable for early career teachersteacher andentitlement mentors(ECTE) whoyear participated2 intime theoff nationaltimetable roll-outand ofmentor the early career framework reforms
support
Guidance for schools and local authorities on funding to support the national roll-out of the early career frameworkteacher (ECF)entitlement reforms from September 2021. (ECTE)
Applies to England
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Early career teacher (ECT) and mentor time off timetable grant allocations - academic year 2023 to 2024
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Details
From 1 September 2025, the early career teacher entitlement (ECTE) replaces the early career framework (ECF) based training, induction and mentoring.
This guidanceinformation is for:
- local authorities
- school leaders
- school teachers
- governing bodies and their representatives
Early
Grant careerfunding frameworkfor (year 2 time off timetable and mentor support
ECF), and from 1 September 2025 ECTE, based induction year 2 time off timetable fundinggrant funding is paid afterfor themost endECTs ofafter the summerend of the second academic year ofan theECT earlycompletes careerinduction teacher’sand (ECT)covers induction.1 total payment amount.
This funding covers the cost of giving each each ECT in inthe second year 2 of induction:
- 5% time off timetable for induction activities including ECF based
based training and mentor sessions
- a dedicated mentor, based on 20 hours of
mentoringmentor support in yearthe 2second year of induction
ThisGrant funding is linked to the the ECT induction and paid to the school whothat has registered the the ECT as as undergoing theirtheir training ECF training at that school in yeartheir 2second year of their induction. The funding element for the mentor support is paid as part for the total payable funding amount.
ConditionsPayment schedule and conditions of grant
This guidancefunding setswill outbe thepaid termsas a grant, and conditionsin appliedarrears, toafter the fundingend forof schoolsthe thatsecond signedacademic upyear forto andeligible participatedsettings as set out in the nationalconditions roll-outof grant.
The conditions of thegrant ECFfor ECTs reformswho frombegin induction on or after the September 2021.2025 cohort, the applicable conditions of grant will be published before the 2025 to 2026 academic year starts.
Allocations
YouFor canECTs viewwho began induction with the revisedSeptember 2021 cohort and prior to the September 2025 cohort, the academic yearyears 2022 to 2023 earlyand career2024 teacherto 2025 conditions of grant are applicable.
The table below provides an illustration of the standard induction journey and mentorassociated timefunding. offFor timetablenon-standard grantinduction allocations(for spreadsheetexample above.part-time ThisECTs), updatedplease spreadsheetsee includesthe allrelevant correctivesection allocations.of the conditions of grant.
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Year 2 funding via grant allocationsfunding spreadsheetmade above.
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2021 to 2022
2022 to 2023
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2022 wereto 2023
2023 to 2024
2023 to 2024
2023 to 2024
2024 to 2025
2024 to 2025
2024 to 2025
2025 to 2026
2025 to 2026
2025 to 2026
2026 to 2027
Payments will be made to local authorities for maintained schools atand thedirectly endto ofacademies Julyand 2023other andeligible directlyinstitutions toin academiesaccordance atwith the startschedule ofbelow. AugustLocal 2023.
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2025 to 2026
End of November 2026
Start of December 2026
FurtherGrant detailsfunding allocations
At the top of this page, you can view
- the conditions of grant for academic years 2022 to 2023 and 2024 to 2025
- the grant allocations spreadsheet for academic year 2023 to 2024
- the grant allocations spreadsheet for academic year 2022 to 2023
For any further enquiries you can contact:
contact: continuing-professional-development@digital.education.gov.uk
Details
From 1 September 2025, the early career teacher entitlement (ECTE) replaces the early career framework (ECF) based training, induction and mentoring.
This guidanceinformation is for:
- local authorities
- school leaders
- school teachers
- governing bodies and their representatives
Early
Grant careerfunding frameworkfor (year 2 time off timetable and mentor support
ECF), and from 1 September 2025 ECTE, based induction year 2 time off timetable fundinggrant funding is paid afterfor themost endECTs ofafter the summerend of the second academic year ofan theECT earlycompletes careerinduction teacher’sand (ECT)covers induction.1 total payment amount.
This funding covers the cost of giving each each ECT in inthe second year 2 of induction:
- 5% time off timetable for induction activities including ECF based
based - a dedicated mentor, based on 20 hours of
mentoringmentor support inyearthe2second year of induction
ThisGrant funding is linked to the the ECT induction and paid to the school whothat has registered the the ECT as as undergoing theirtheir training ECF training at that school in yeartheir 2second year of their induction. The funding element for the mentor support is paid as part for the total payable funding amount.
ConditionsPayment schedule and conditions of grant
This guidancefunding setswill outbe thepaid termsas a grant, and conditionsin appliedarrears, toafter the fundingend forof schoolsthe thatsecond signedacademic upyear forto andeligible participatedsettings as set out in the nationalconditions roll-outof grant.
The conditions of thegrant ECFfor ECTs reformswho frombegin induction on or after the September 2021.2025 cohort, the applicable conditions of grant will be published before the 2025 to 2026 academic year starts.
Allocations
YouFor canECTs viewwho began induction with the revisedSeptember 2021 cohort and prior to the September 2025 cohort, the academic yearyears 2022 to 2023 earlyand career2024 teacherto 2025 conditions of grant are applicable.
The table below provides an illustration of the standard induction journey and mentorassociated timefunding. offFor timetablenon-standard grantinduction allocations(for spreadsheetexample above.part-time ThisECTs), updatedplease spreadsheetsee includesthe allrelevant correctivesection allocations.of the conditions of grant.
We
|
ECT |
Year |
Year 2 funding via grant
|
|---|---|---|
| 2021 to 2022 | 2021 to 2022 | 2022 to 2023 |
| 2022 |
2022 |
2023 to 2024 |
| 2023 to 2024 | 2023 to 2024 | 2024 to 2025 |
| 2024 to 2025 | 2024 to 2025 | 2025 to 2026 |
| 2025 to 2026 | 2025 to 2026 | 2026 to 2027 |
Payments will be made to local authorities for maintained schools atand thedirectly endto ofacademies Julyand 2023other andeligible directlyinstitutions toin academiesaccordance atwith the startschedule ofbelow. AugustLocal 2023.
Weauthorities havewill nowreceive madea allpayment paymentsremittance which will include a school allocation list for the academicmaintained yearschools 2022relevant to 2023,them. whichGrant ensuresfunding allallocations eligiblewill schoolsbe andpublished organisationseach notyear capturedprior to payments being made. Any corrective payments will be made in theaccordance summerwith 2023the payment windowschedule haveas been paid.well.
AllocationThe paymentstable forbelow theprovides 2023information toon 2024payment academicschedule.
| Academic year | Local |
Academies and other eligible institutions |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 to |
End |
Start |
| 2023 |
End of November 2024 | Start |
| 2024 to |
End |
Start of December |
| 2025 to 2026 | End of November 2026 | Start of December 2026 |
FurtherGrant detailsfunding allocations
At the top of this page, you can view
- the conditions of grant for academic years 2022 to 2023 and 2024 to 2025
- the grant allocations spreadsheet for academic year 2023 to 2024
- the grant allocations spreadsheet for academic year 2022 to 2023
For any further enquiries you can contact:
contact: continuing-professional-development@digital.education.gov.uk
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2025-11-24 12:27
We have added the spreadsheet Early career teacher and mentor time off timetable grant allocations – academic year 2024 to 2025.
2025-07-16 14:32
We have added the grant funding for the early career teacher entitlement (ECTE) year 2 time off timetable and mentor support: conditions of grant for the 2025 to 2026 and 2026 to 2027 academic year (cohort 2025).
2025-05-22 13:28
We have renamed and updated the page (previously Funding for time off timetable for early career teachers and mentors who participated in the national roll-out of the early career framework reforms) and added details of grant funding for early career teacher entitlement (ECTE) year 2 time off timetable and mentor support from September 2025.
2024-11-25 08:50
We have added the early career teacher and mentor time off timetable grant allocations spreadsheet for 2023 to 2024 and revised the 2022 to 2023 allocations spreadsheet.
2024-09-09 09:36
We have updated the dates for when payments will be made to local authorities and academies.
2024-03-28 09:31
We have updated the ‘Early career framework (ECF) based induction year 2 time off timetable conditions of grant’ to advise allocation payments for 2024 will be made to local authorities for maintained schools and directly to academies from the end of the academic year 2023 to 2024.
2024-01-25 15:29
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.
2023-11-29 14:30
We have updated the ‘Payments’ section on the landing page to advise the sweep up payment will now be made early 2024.
2023-07-28 09:56
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.
2023-02-14 13:32
First published.