Space for early career teachers to Learn, Practice & Reflect

Early career teachers need time and space to reflect on and challenge their own practice. This programme is centred around developing the mentor relationship, and includes a carefully constructed programme of webinars, face-to-face training, and self-study activities which support this.

Each of these activities will provide opportunities to Learn the theory, put the theory into Practice, and Reflect on personal and professional development with the support of their mentor. 

Excellent mentoring is key to the success of an early career teacher

The relationship between an ECT and their mentor is critical to driving improvements in classroom pratice. It rests on creating the right conditions to establish a constructive professional relationship, with optimal levels of support and challenge. 

Mentors will develop a range of essential skills and knowledge that they will use throughout their careers. They will become confident with their knowledge of the Early Career Framework, and develop their mentoring skills so that the ECTs they work with get the very best from the programme.

Mentors put forward by schools will benefit from a comprehensive programme of development that includes regional face-to-face sessions led by expert facilitators, and local peer-coaching sessions with a 'buddy' mentor.

A high-quality, blended learning experience 

Our unique, blended learning experience provides ECTs and their mentors with high-quality, evidence-informed professional development. Each topic includes rich and relevant examples from expert practitioners, accessible insights from research, and frequent opportunities to put knowledge into practice. 

The online platform will enable this journey throughout the programme, providing access to self-study materials, videos, webinars, and where participants will book their training sessions. 

Effective teaching can transform pupils knowledge

Effective teaching can transform pupils knowledge

Partnering with schools and expert organisations

We are genuinely commited to working with schools to ensure all our programmes are compatible with school life – providing outstanding professional learning with the reality of a teaching timetable and school commitments in mind.

Our Early Career Professional Development Programme is designed with schools and our expert partner, Sheffield Hallam University.

Sheffield Hallam University is one of England’s largest providers of initial teacher education and is recognised for their excellence and innovation in teaching and learning. They invest in expertise and resources in a wide range of education studies.

Their work is embedded in practice and delivered by working in partnership to respond to the needs of educational employers. Everything they do is informed by broad, cutting-edge research by leading academics and expert practitioners, across many related disciplines.