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Early career teacher entitlement (ECTE) support

Information on the ECTE, the 2-year programme of training and support for early career teachers (ECTs).

Updates to this page

From:
Department for Education
Published:
13 April 2022
Last updated:
27 August 2025
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  1. Added 'Grant funding for early career teacher entitlement (ECTE) year 2 time off timetable and mentor support'.

  2. Updated to reflect changes to early career teacher training and induction from September 2025.

  3. 'ECF-based training' section has been updated with information on 'Managing training for early career teachers'.

  4. 'How to set up training for early career teachers' and 'How to manage early career teacher training' added under the 'ECF-based training' section. 'Guidance for schools: how to manage ECF-based training' removed.

  5. ‘Backfill payments for time off timetable for early career framework (ECF) mentor training (national roll-out)’ has been added to the section ‘ECF-based training’.

  6. First published.

ECTE and changes for 2025

How to set-up, fund and manage ECTE in your school

ECTE roles and responsibilities

ECT training and support

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