ECTP Early Career Teacher Programme AT A GLANCE
“Great teachers consistently make values-led and evidence-informed decisions. Our ECTP has been designed to cultivate teacher knowledge, agency, identity and confidence.”
Programme Duration 24 months
Eligibility Criteria Currently have or planning to recruit Early Career Teachers. Intend to offer the UK Statutory Early Career Teacher Programme. School has had a BSO inspection in the last 6 years. Full membership to a DfE-recognised association (AoBSO, BSME, COBIS, FOBISIA, IAPS, LAHC, NABSS).
Events 18 Face-to-Face/ Online Events Total Learning Hours 115 hours Language English Cost of Programme 8850 + VAT UK DfE Certified
Curriculum Overview The first year comprises six modules designed to reinforce core teaching principles and practices first met on Initial Teacher Training (ITT). It focuses on professional responsibilities, effective classroom practice, and understanding pupils' learning needs. In Year 2 our ECTs deepen their knowledge through practitioner inquiry projects. They revisit, personalise and extend their learning by creating their own questions and conducting investigations in their own classrooms. This approach equips teachers to continue learning throughout their career. Live Events
“I feel my ECTs are much more professional equals now, leading sessions and inspiring me to engage in professional discussion, problem solving and research.” – Y2 Mentor
“The support from my mentor and organisation of the UCL course delivery has been exceptional. The course content has been engaging and I have enjoyed the structured delivery of the mentor meetings against the course content.” – Secondary ECT
ECTs and mentors meet regularly in their own clusters arranged by Infinite Learning. These facilitated events: Bring teachers together from different settings to foster new professional networks. Allow participants to review their learning from new perspectives. Are led by facilitators with expert local knowledge. Offer flexibility - events are live, in person, online and recorded. The Role of the Mentor Mentors play a critical, developmental role in the ECTP, focusing on instructional coaching, weekly feedback, and supporting the Early Career Teacher (ECT) through a two-year, evidence-based induction. They facilitate professional growth, provide targeted feedback, help apply research to classroom practice, and guide the development of teaching skills, rather than conducting formal, high-stakes assessments.
“We want our ECTs and our mentors to know the research of the ITTECF really well, but we want them also to develop practical ways of enacting them in their classrooms. Even that is not enough: we want them to develop agency; we want them to acquire the facility to choose the right tools for their pupils, their subject, their schools; we want them to see their own progress, and to hear their professional voices grow in confidence. Is that too tall an order? We don’t think so, and we will be listening to our teachers along the way to see that it is not.” – Mark Quinn, Deputy Director, UCL Early Career Teacher Programmes For queries, contact Tanya Drew: tanya@infinitelearning.ae Rebecca Annand: rebecca@infinitelearning.ae
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