Around half of new teachers and their mentors have struggled to balance training and support with their teaching commitments, the government’s own evaluation of the early career framework (ECF) has found.
A report on the first term of the ECF, which was rolled out nationally last September, has been published today by the Department for Education.
The ECF extends the induction period for new teachers from one to two years, providing additional time off-timetable for second-year teachers.
But a survey of participants found 45 per cent of early career teachers (ECTs) found it difficult to spend time on provider-led training alongside their teaching workload, while 54 per cent of mentors found it difficult to spend time supporting their ECTs alongside teaching.
