Welcome

Hello! And welcome to our June newsletter. Sadly, this month's edition may seem a little sparse: due to the upcoming election, we are limited in what we are allowed to communicate to schools - but at least this means that July's newsletter will be a bumper edition!

What we can tell you is how to register ECTs for induction starting in September, and how to apply for an NPQ - read on for that.

HUB NEWS

At the end of May, we sadly said goodbye to Sarah Bird as Director of the Teaching School Hub. Sarah has now retired and is probably sunning herself on a beach somewhere as you read this. We're not jealous though.

The good news is that Sarah is replaced by Ben Serruys, former Deputy Director of the Teaching School Hub and known to many of you in his capacity as ECT and AB Lead. Congratulations Ben!

And finally...

This #PrideMonth, as every month, the Julian Teaching School Hub stands in solidarity with our LGBTQIA+ siblings.

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Spotlight on... Registering for September

ECT induction programme and Appropriate Body

If you are employing an ECT starting their induction at your school in September 2024, please ensure that you complete the following steps:

1. Let your ECT induction programme provider know that you wish to register with them – they will need to contact DfE and let them know. You can find out more about the ECF-based induction process here.
2. Choose your Appropriate Body (AB) and let them know that you wish to register with them. From September 2024, local authorities will no longer be providing AB services. If you wish to join the Julian TSH AB, please contact us to request a service level agreement.
3. Identify your induction tutor and make sure they have access to the DfE online service, Manage Training for Early Career Teachers.
4. Register your ECT(s) and their mentor(s) on Manage Training for Early Career Teachers. Your school’s induction tutor should do this; they will be asked to specify your chosen AB and your chosen ECT induction programme.
5. When your chosen AB confirms you can do so, register your ECT(s) on ECT Manager. Induction cannot begin until you have done this, and your AB has authorised the registration.
6. Your chosen ECT induction programme provider will receive the information that you have entered on Manage Training for Early Career Teachers and will email you with next steps.

We recommend that you follow these steps as soon as you know that you will be employing an ECT.

Focus on... NPQs

You may have heard that NPQ funding for autumn 2024 cohorts was recently announced by DfE.

Between autumn 2021 and spring 2024, all NPQs were funded for all state-funded schools. Unfortunately, this is not the case for autumn 2024, with only the NPQ in leading primary maths (NPQLPM), the NPQ SENCO, and the NPQ in headship (NPQH) remaining fully funded. All other NPQs are only funded for the 50% of schools with the highest proportion of students who attract pupil premium funding. 

The Julian TSH has now seen the DfE’s list of which schools are eligible for this full NPQ funding. You can contact us to find out if your school is on this list, and therefore is eligible for all NPQs to be funded for autumn 2024. 

Please be aware that fully funded places on NPQs are capped at 10,800 nationally.

Each lead provider has been allocated a certain number of funded places on their NPQs.

We are working with our partners to understand how applications will be processed and places allocated, but information we have received so far indicates that it will be first come, first served.

Do not delay in considering whether to put colleagues forward for an NPQ. Applications for all autumn 2024 NPQs will open on Monday 1 July via the DfE website, with the qualifications starting in October/November.  

The Julian Teaching School Hub is planning to offer the following NPQs in autumn 2024: 

• NPQ in Headship (in partnership with the Teacher Development Trust (TDT)) 

• NPQ in Senior Leadership (in partnership with TDT) 

• NPQ in Leading Literacy (in partnership with TDT) 

• NPQ in Leading Teacher Development (in partnership with TDT) 

• NPQ in Leading Primary Maths (in partnership with Inspiration TSH, Unity TSH, Angles Maths Hub, and the National Institute of Teaching (NIoT)) 

• NPQ SENCO (in partnership with Ambition Institute). 

You can also express your interest in these NPQs via our website. 

Spotlight on... Support for Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Returners

Colleagues working in schools across the East of England will continue to benefit from MTPT Project workshops and coaching whilst on maternity or parental leave and as they return to work, thanks to ongoing support from regional Teaching School Hubs.

Throughout next academic year, teachers, leaders and support staff returning from parental leave can attend a 90 minute virtual Return to Work workshop ahead of their return - fully funded!

Colleagues taking a period of maternity, adoption or parental leave can also enjoy fully-funded virtual group coaching, with five cohorts running next year.

This year, more than 200 parent-teacher colleagues across England have benefitted from these programmes, supporting them to balance work and family life.

The final Return to Work workshop of this academic year takes place on Wednesday 10th July.

Return to Work workshops for 2024-25

Eventbrite link for all workshops.

Autumn:

• Monday 14^th October, 09:30-11:00
• Tuesday 10^th December, 09:30-11:00

Spring:

• Monday 3^rd February, 09:30-11:00
• Thursday 27^th March, 09:30-11:00

Summer

• Monday 12^th May, 09:30-11:00
• Thursday 13^th June, 09:30-11:00
• Tuesday 15^th July, 09:30-11:00

Sustain and Grow group coaching for Parent-Teachers

Join The MTPT Project on the September cohorts of our Sustain and Grow group coaching programme.  This is a programme designed specifically for teachers and leaders with young families.  Over six virtual sessions, we explore coaching tools to support with the following personal and professional growth areas:

• Reducing Overwhelm
• Managing Energy and Time
• Rationalising the Inner Critic
• Living Our Values
• Strengthening Boundaries
• Brave Conversations

Cohorts run on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons.  All dates and details are available on Eventbrite.