​Appropriate Body​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Appropriate Bodies' Role: 

Monitoring of support – appropriate bodies will:

- Check that Early Career Teachers are receiving their statutory entitlements, and that regard is had to the statutory guidance.

- Provide ECTP fidelity checks, ensuring schools are supported to provide ECTs with an ECTP-based induction.

Monitoring of assessment – appropriate bodies will make the final decision as to whether the ECT has satisfactorily met the Teachers’ Standards, based on the headteacher’s recommendation. 

What we provide to the school:

• Responsive advice, support and guidance from an experienced and knowledgeable team. 
• Access to our comprehensive Induction Guidance booklet and other associated resources and documents. 
• Access to the ECT Manager website, a simple and secure paperless system for ECT registrations, assessments and induction resources. 
• Quality assurance visits to a sample of schools to provide formative feedback and advice. 
• Advice and support for schools if an ECT is at risk of not meeting the Teachers’ Standards. 
• Panel to oversee quality assurance procedures and to agree applications for reduced or extended induction. 
• Induction data provided as required to the Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA). 
• Induction Tutor/Lead update briefings. 
• Training for Induction Tutors and Induction Leads who are new to the role.
• Provide regular updates about induction to the Educational Establishment as appropriate.