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As a valued&nbsp;ECF&nbsp;Lead&nbsp;on our Teach First&nbsp;ECF&nbsp;programme we would like to invite you to apply to join our Committee of Directors to drive our new and powerful&nbsp;network&nbsp;for&nbsp;ECF&nbsp;Leads in the region.<h2>Formation of an&nbsp;ECF&nbsp;Lead&nbsp;Network&nbsp;</h2>Northamptonshire Teaching School Hub is looking to support the formation of an&nbsp;ECF&nbsp;Lead&nbsp;Network. The aim of this&nbsp;network&nbsp;is to support&nbsp;ECF&nbsp;Leads to learn from one another and steer the work of Teach First’s national&nbsp;ECF&nbsp;programme.&nbsp;To move this&nbsp;network&nbsp;forward we require a&nbsp;leadership committee&nbsp;of&nbsp;ECF&nbsp;Leads in our region.&nbsp;&nbsp;We are looking for 5/6&nbsp;Network&nbsp;Directors&nbsp;to form the committee and drive engagement across the&nbsp;ECF&nbsp;Lead&nbsp;Network.&nbsp;<h2>The&nbsp;Network&nbsp;Director role&nbsp;&nbsp;</h2><ul><li>Opportunity to create a regional&nbsp;network&nbsp;to influence change&nbsp;</li><li>Represent the voice of the educational sector and influence the&nbsp;ECF&nbsp;nationally&nbsp;</li><li>Steer Teach First work&nbsp;</li><li>Work with a team of like-minded people to generate to generate an amplified voice of the sector&nbsp;</li></ul> <h3>Applicants should be:&nbsp;</h3><ul><li>An&nbsp;ECF&nbsp;Lead&nbsp;</li><li>Active in your school community&nbsp;</li><li>Able to&nbsp;network&nbsp;and influence locally and regionally&nbsp;</li><li>Skilled in&nbsp;networking and connectivity&nbsp;</li><li>Able to drive change&nbsp;</li></ul> <h3>Personal Spec&nbsp;</h3><ul><li>All phases, and school type representation encouraged.&nbsp;</li><li>Directors will be recruited solely on the basis of the candidates abilities and individual merit. Diversity and inclusion is at the heart of our selection process, including and not limited to including reasonable adjustments where necessary&nbsp;</li></ul> <h3>Key dates &amp; deadline&nbsp;</h3><ul><li>Deadline for expressions of interest for&nbsp;Network&nbsp;Director role:&nbsp;Tuesday 19th&nbsp;April 2022&nbsp;</li><li>Initial interest meeting: mid-June&nbsp;</li><li>Network&nbsp;launch: 27th&nbsp;June&nbsp;</li><li>Full launch: September 2022&nbsp;</li></ul> <h3>Commitment&nbsp;</h3><ul><li>This is a non-funded professional development opportunity</li><li>Time commitment: 1 hour per half term&nbsp;</li></ul>You do:&nbsp;Provide the expertise to ask the big questions&nbsp;We do:&nbsp;We will provide the resource to support change making&nbsp; <h3>How to to apply for a&nbsp;Network&nbsp;Director role</h3>Please complete our&nbsp;<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.office.com%2FPages%2FResponsePage.aspx%3Fid%3DvKCZSi63gkqAxuiwMPI6wV1G2ZZLgb5BmMFxsUg77HdUNjZXUktSU1REN0VWR1lVS0w1UloxQ0hEOC4u&amp;data=04%7C01%7C%7Cc2b234627f1b472b91a408da140ca126%7C4a99a0bcb72e4a8280c6e8b030f23ac1%7C0%7C0%7C637844341727680442%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=fpTMV456xUJkbvqDs5JDRmt56ONh3YD3MDsSxnEozHs%3D&amp;reserved=0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: inherit;">Expression of Interest</a>&nbsp;form.&nbsp;&nbsp; <h2>Joining the wider&nbsp;network</h2> We are aiming to engage with the majority of our&nbsp;ECF&nbsp;Leads, If you would like to join the&nbsp;ECF&nbsp;Lead&nbsp;network&nbsp;as a member (not a Director), please&nbsp;<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.office.com%2FPages%2FResponsePage.aspx%3Fid%3DvKCZSi63gkqAxuiwMPI6wV1G2ZZLgb5BmMFxsUg77HdUREZaVEVQQVBOWUdVN1NDTzMwSjBFSzlJMC4u&amp;data=04%7C01%7C%7Cc2b234627f1b472b91a408da140ca126%7C4a99a0bcb72e4a8280c6e8b030f23ac1%7C0%7C0%7C637844341727680442%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=awekIPIv4yQeuXbbXzyW4S6tGTVie%2FXuiOoQEo2VQbo%3D&amp;reserved=0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: inherit;">complete this short form</a>.&nbsp;If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to get in touch by emailing ecf@northantstshub.org.

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With schools already appointing ECTs, Northamptonshire Teaching School Hub are keen to support you through the process of ECF Full Induction and Appropriate Body registration to make it as simple as possible. We will be launching our registration process in-line with the DfE portal opening with a series of webinars to guide you on your way.<h2>What to do now</h2><ol><li>Register&nbsp;your ECTs and Mentors (programme members) with the Teaching School Hub&nbsp;(that's us). By registering, we can ensure that the right person gets the right information and support needed to onboard.&nbsp;<a href="https://share-eu1.hsforms.com/1yGnSaTfvS-iWUc5adfSO8wf8mnk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Register your ECF programme members here</a></li><li>Register with the DfE's <a href="https://manage-training-for-early-career-teachers.education.gov.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Manage Early Career Training </a></li><li><a href="http://www.northamptonshireteachingschoolhub.ectmanager.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Appoint and AB and register for our Appropriate Body Service</a></li></ol> <h2><a href="https://share-eu1.hsforms.com/19KFLOBcZTZCUGtp7Wrp5nwf8mnk?utm_source=hs_email&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8Jj57VYiRiQNA219FWllwUi8doU9Ht11brQtdXUAB5ZJR8tsvKhAPw71Y_e_TMS7PreqZx" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Watch our webinar series</a></h2><h3>Employing an ECT in September 2022 | Tuesday 17th May, 15:45</h3>We will talk you through all you need to know about registering an ECT for the ECF, the Appropriate Body and the DfE portal.&nbsp;<a href="https://northamptonshireteachingschoolhub.org/video/122196" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">W</a><a href="https://northamptonshireteachingschoolhub.org/video/122196" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">atch the recording and access the slides here</a><h3>New to role as an Induction Tutor? Monday 23rd May, 15:45</h3>Recruiting ECTs for the first time or new to role as an Induction Tutor/ ECF Lead? We will guide you through the programme need to know!&nbsp;<a href="https://share-eu1.hsforms.com/19KFLOBcZTZCUGtp7Wrp5nwf8mnk?utm_source=hs_email&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8Jj57VYiRiQNA219FWllwUi8doU9Ht11brQtdXUAB5ZJR8tsvKhAPw71Y_e_TMS7PreqZx" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sign up here</a> <h2>For awareness | DfE portal registration</h2>The DfE will be sending an email to schools from the 10th May onwards to update them on changes they have made to their registration portal in preparation for registering&nbsp;new ECTs for a September 2022 start.&nbsp;An email will be sent directly to Induction Tutors for schools that have had ECTs at their school this year based on the email address they currently have for the Induction Tutor in the DfE portal, ‘Manage Early Career Teachers’. If you believe that this may been incorrect, please login to make the change and update with urgency.&nbsp;With the portal and registration process changing, Northamptonshire Teaching School Hub recommend schools to wait to register their ECTs until&nbsp;after&nbsp;they have received further information via the&nbsp;<a href="https://share-eu1.hsforms.com/19KFLOBcZTZCUGtp7Wrp5nwf8mnk?utm_source=hs_email&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8Jj57VYiRiQNA219FWllwUi8doU9Ht11brQtdXUAB5ZJR8tsvKhAPw71Y_e_TMS7PreqZx" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Employing an ECT webinar</a>&nbsp;on&nbsp;17th&nbsp;May 2022&nbsp;for Headteachers and Induction Tutors to help understand what the registration and induction process will look like for next year.<ul><li>All schools should have received the DfE email by the week before May half term.</li><li>Further information on the registration process will be shared once schools have received the DfE communication. This will include registering for the ECF and AB services.</li></ul>For schools that have not had an ECT this year, the email will be sent to the ‘Get Information About Schools’ (GIAS) contact email address for the school, we advise schools in this situation to be on the lookout for the email in case it goes to an&nbsp;office@...&nbsp;email address.&nbsp;Please do contact the ECF/AB team with any questions of support by emailing&nbsp;ecf@northantstshub.org&nbsp;or call the office on 01536 397013.

Employing an ECT | What you need to know

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Employing an ECT for September 2022 | DfE Portal Opening

Employing an ECT | What you need to know

Apply to join our ECF Lead Network Committee

Employing an ECT for September 2022 | DfE Portal Opening

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