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Section outline
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Our early career teacher training programme (ECTP) provides a structured and supportive environment for early career teachers (ECTs). The programme is carefully sequenced to build knowledge, habits and professional confidence over time, carefully balanced with the use of practical experience and problem solving approaches to help within the classroom.
Throughout the programme, participants will engage in high quality training sessions from experienced facilitators and receive personalised mentoring, supported by precise diagnostic tools and structure coaching conversations enabling ECTs to translate theory into effective practice. By focusing on both professional expertise and sustainable working habits, our goal is to build a strong foundation for a successful and fulfilling career in education.
New for 2026-28 is the offer of training in meeting the needs of pupils with specific special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). This is alongside the adaptive teaching focus which explores further best practice for the classroom.
Benefits for your ECTs and mentors
- Develop their practice: our programme helps teachers build confidence by strengthening their knowledge, classroom practice and effective working habits.
- Flexible learning: a blended approach to content and delivery ensures training can be balanced alongside the demands of teaching.
- Boost wellbeing: pastoral coaching offers ECTs support with wellbeing and workload, helping them transition successfully into school life.
- Diagnostic tools: mentors have access to robust diagnostic tools to assess what their ECTs already know from ITT, allowing coaching to better meet the needs of their ECT.
- Personalised mentor training: mentors can personalise their own development through access to over 40 hours of online session.
The ECTP is designed to equip ECTs with the knowledge and skills they need to succeed and thrive in the profession.
Costs
The ECT Align programme is free to all maintained, academy and Section 41 funded independent schools.
Non Section 41 funded independent schools are welcome to join our programme. Please contact us at ECT.Align@hants.gov.uk for information about fees.
Please click here to see the ECT Align 2026-28 brochure or here to see the brochure for our independent schools.