At Primary Advantage we pride ourselves in offering our early career teachers the very best start in their teaching career. We have a long-standing track record of having delivered NQT training to schools across Hackney for many years, and are pleased to be delivering the new Early Career Teacher (ECT) programme which replaces it from September 2021, in partnership with Hackney Education and the East London Teaching School Hub (ELTSH).
Using materials designed by UCL Institute of Education our most experienced school teachers and leaders will deliver the CPD programme to 1 group of ECTs and 1 group of mentors. This new programme is funded by the DFE and enrolment is via the ELTSH. To find out more or enrol your ECTs and mentors please visit www.eastlondontsh.org
“Excellent CPD – lots of learning and growth thank you!”
“Loved being part of different triads, and observing at different schools”
“Very useful CPD sessions that have taught me loads of skills to imbed into my teaching and learning environment”
teachers from our previous NQT programmes
The new 2-year ECT Full Induction Programme is a combination of:
- weekly mentor meetings between the ECT and their mentor in school – following a structure and materials provided by UCL
- weekly self-study using UCL guided materials
- half-termly CPD sessions and online learning communities led by PA
CPD SESSIONS FOR ECTs
Our ECT CPD sessions will run on Thursday afternoons, led by experienced leaders from across the Primary Advantage Federation. Sessions will initially be delivered online in Autumn term 2021 with the aim of bringing in face-to-face teaching when possible. Dates for 2021-22 are below. The programme runs for 2 years. Dates for the 2nd year of the programme will be updated nearer the time.
| Date: |
CPD Session: |
Tuesday 14 September 2021
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ECT Induction Conference – online – delivered by UCL
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Thursday 30 September 2021
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| Thursday 21 October 2021 |
ECT online learning community 2.30-3.30pm |
| Thursday 4 November 2021 |
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| Thursday 16 December 2021 |
ECT online learning community 2.30-3.30pm |
| Thursday 6 January 2022 |
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| Thursday 10 February 2022 |
ECT online learning community 2.30-3.30pm |
| Thursday 24 February 2022 |
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| Thursday 31 March 2022 |
ECT online learning community 2.30-3.30pm |
| Thursday 28 April 2022 |
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| Thursday 26 May 2022 |
ECT online learning community 2.30-3.30pm |
| Thursday 9 June 2022 |
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| Thursday 7 July 2022 |
ECT online learning community 2.30-3.30pm |
Future face to face sessions will take place at Holy Trinity CE Primary School Beechwood Road, London, E8 3DY.
SCHOOL VISITS / TRIADS
These are an additional offer to the ECTs employed within PA schools, and the model may be adopted by other schools if they wish. ECTs, in groups, will visit other schools in our federation and observe best practice, focusing on a theme from the previous taught session, and reflect on what they have observed. A timetable of external visits will be produced for PA schools at the start of the academic year. Our schools will host several triads throughout the year, and in return their ECTs will have the opportunity to see practice in other schools.
| Dates: |
School Visit / Triad 1.30-3.30pm: |
| Thursday 14 October 2021 |
School Visit / Triad |
| Thursday 18 November 2021 |
School Visit / Triad |
| Thursday 20 January 2022 |
School Visit / Triad |
| Thursday 10 March 2022 |
School Visit / Triad |
| Thursday 12 May 2022 |
School Visit / Triad |
| Thursday 23 June 2022 |
School Visit / Triad |
ECT MENTOR TRAINING
School mentors are a key component of support for ECTs during the 2 year induction period and benefit from mentor training to support them in this role. In addition to the structured weekly meetings they will hold with their ECTs, mentors enrolled on the programme will have 2 hours self-study materials per term provided by UCL and a termly online learning community led by experienced leaders and mentors at PA.
CPD sessions for ECT Mentors
| Date: |
ECT Mentor Session: |
| Monday 13 September 2021 |
ECT Mentor Induction Conference – online, delivered by UCL, 3.30-5.30pm |
| Thursday 23 September 2021 |
ECT Mentor Online Learning Community 3.45-4.45pm |
| Thursday 10 March 2022 |
ECT Mentor Online Learning Community 3.45-4.45pm |
| Change of date: Wednesday 15 June 2022 |
ECT Mentor Online Learning Community 3.45-4.45pm |
To find out more about this fully funded programme and to enrol your ECTs and school mentors please visit www.eastlondontsh.org
To contact us at Primary Advantage about any of our training or school support please get in touch with our Learning, Development and Partnerships team at palearning@primaryadvantage.hackney.sch.uk or 020 7254 1010 (option 5)
This programme is fully funded by the DFE - please see www.eastlondontsh.org for more details and to book via their site.
ECTs employed in PA schools will all be enrolled on this programme by their schools.
