Funding for time off timetable for early career teachers and mentors who participated in the national roll-out of the early career framework reforms
Guidance for schools and local authorities on funding to support the national roll-out of the early career framework (ECF) reforms from September 2021.
Applies to England
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This guidance is for:
- local authorities
- school leaders
- school teachers
- governing bodies and their representatives
ECF year 2 time off timetable funding is paid after the end of the summer of the second year of the early career teacher’s (ECT) induction.
This funding covers the cost of giving each ECT in year 2 of induction:
- 5% off timetable for induction activities including ECF based training and mentor sessions
- a dedicated mentor, based on 20 hours of mentoring in year 2 of induction
This funding is linked to the ECT and paid to the school who has registered the ECT as undergoing their ECF training at that school in year 2 of their induction.
Conditions of grant
This guidance sets out the terms and conditions applied to the funding for schools that signed up for and participated in the national roll-out of the ECF reforms from September 2021.
Allocations
We have published an updated ‘early career teacher (ECT) and mentor time off timetable grant allocations academic year 2022 to 2023’ spreadsheet, which details allocations up to December 2023. These updated allocations include the sweep up payments for all eligible schools and organisations which were not captured in the summer 2023 payment window.
We will publish allocations for 2023 to 2024 after the end of the academic year.
Payments
Academic year 2022 to 2023 allocation payments were made to local authorities for maintained schools at the end of July 2023 and directly to academies at the start of August 2023.
We made all corrective action and sweep up payments at the end of January 2024, which ensures all eligible schools and organisations not captured in the summer 2023 payment window have been paid in-year.
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.
Further details
For any further enquiries you can contact: continuing-professional-development@digital.education.gov.uk
Last updated 28 March 2024 + show all updates
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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.
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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.
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We have updated the 'Payments' section on the landing page to advise the sweep up payment will now be made early 2024.
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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.
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