Ministers are proposing a new crackdown to ensure schools face “rigorous checks” on their legal duty to give new teachers and their mentors time off timetable to train.
Schools Week revealed new figures in April showing nearly half of mentors said they were not given additional time to work with early career teachers (ECTs). One in five leaders confirmed they were not giving extra time for the role, despite getting funding to do so.
The Department for Education today launched a consultation which proposes to tighten up the checks on schools by reforming the appropriate body (AB) system.
ABs are responsible for overseeing ECTs and mentors receive their statutory entitlements, such as time to train and regulator mentoring.
