Appropriate Body
The Julian Teaching School Hub is an Appropriate Body (AB) for early career teacher (ECT) induction, based in Norwich.
Appropriate Bodies independently quality assure statutory induction, ensuring that schools provide adequate support for their ECTs; that their assessment is fair and consistent across all institutions; and that they are receiving a programme of support and training based on the initial teacher training and early career framework (ITTECF). This is called the early career teacher entitlement (ECTE).
If an ECT is not registered with an AB, they are unable to begin their induction period. Retrospective registrations are not possible. All ECTs need an ‘upfront’ contract of at least one term in order to be eligible for induction. In accordance with the statutory guidance, the post must be suitable for an ECT. Please contact us for more advice if there is a concern about the suitability of a particular post.
How to Register with us - Julian TSH Appropriate Body
Have you chosen how you will deliver an ECTE programme? And registered your ECT(s) and their mentor(s) on the DfE digital portal?
The next step for schools wishing to register with us is to get in touch to request a service level agreement. Once we have your completed agreement, we will invite you to register on our online portal, ECT Manager. This is a paperless system for recording data securely, submitting assessments, accessing resources, raising alerts and managing ECTs during induction. Please do not register on ECT Manager until we invite you to.
When you register on ECT Manager, please ensure that you have:
- Your ECT’s teacher reference number (TRN).
- Their full name as it is registered with the Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA), and date of birth.
- Their contact details including home address.
- Their teacher training information (institution, subject(s), age group(s)).
- Full name of their induction tutor.
- Full name of their mentor.
You can find a step-by-step guide to registering on ECT Manager here.
Induction can only commence once we have checked that the information you provide matches data already registered with the Teaching Regulation Agency: in the busy summer months please be aware that checks may only be possible within the normal working day period.
Please note that for September starters, when you register your ECT(s) on ECT Manager you must enter the induction start date as September. We appreciate that many ECTs begin their contracts in the summer term in order to complete their school-specific induction; however entering an induction start date in the summer will trigger progress reviews and assessments at odd times!
ECT Induction Handbook
Every ECT must have a personalised induction programme. The core of the programme is half-termly meetings between the ECT and their induction tutor. The ECT induction process is fully explained in the handbook which also describes all the elements that must be included in the induction programme.
You can download the handbook at the bottom of this page.
Guide to Appropriate Body Services
Supporting you in providing the ECTE to your ECTs
There are two approaches to enable the delivery of an ECF-based induction. Schools can choose:
- A DfE-funded provider-led programme.
- Schools deliver their own training programme, with the option to use accredited, freely available school-led materials and resources.
In addition to serving as an Appropriate Body, the Julian TSH is a delivery partner of Ambition Institute, delivering the funded provider-led programme. It is up to school leaders to choose the approach that best suits the needs of their early career teachers and mentors. Be aware that your AB may charge more for schools delivering option 2 as ABs are expected to conduct checks to ensure that the programme provided by the school retains fidelity to the ITTECF. The amount you are charged may depend on whether or not your school chooses to use the accredited materials and resources.
Service fees
For the services outlined above, the Julian TSH costs are as follows:
If you have any questions regarding our Appropriate Body work, please contact us.