Schools and trainers invited to support Early Career Framework

Schools and training experts have been invited to develop products to support the Early Career Framework which will be rolled out in 2021.

The Early Career Framework will provide new teachers with a two-year package of structured training and support. This will include a reduced timetable to allow teachers to make the most of their training, alongside materials for new teachers and their mentors for each area of the Early Career Framework.

Sir Kevan Collins, Chief Executive of Education Endowment Foundation said: "We know that high-quality teaching is the thing that makes the biggest difference to young people’s educational outcomes. Yet recruiting and retaining teachers – particularly to disadvantaged schools – is challenging. If we don’t get more great teachers to join and, more importantly, stay in the profession over the next few years, it will be the poorest pupils who lose out the most.

"We welcome the progress being made towards implementing the Early Career Framework, which represents a vital opportunity to support teachers to access and apply the best available evidence right from the start of their professional life. The Education Endowment Foundation has played a key role in ensuring the framework draws on the best available evidence. By evaluating the roll-out of the programme, we will learn key lessons so that that every new teacher in England gets the support they need and deserve."

Schools, academy trusts or local authorities who have submitted an expression of interest have until 19 July 2019 to submit their proposals.