Career Pathway: Early Career Teacher (ECT)
Individual Opportunities
- Join a professional association
- Keep a reflective CPD log
- Read TES/EEF/other resources
- Read educational publications (see staff CPD library in staffroom)
- Access Chartered College online resources
- Join Twitter/Follow educational/professional Twitter feeds
- Record your progress, reflect on it, act on and practise areas to develop from feedback
- Collate your feedback (lesson visit/ learning walk forms, work scrutiny forms – reflect on these and use them to inform your areas to develop).
Recommended reading:
- Teach Like a Champion (Doug Lemov)
- Practice Perfect (Doug Lemov)
- The Learning Curriculum (Ambition Institute)
- Teaching Walkthrus (Tom Sherrington)
- Rosenshine’s Principles in Action (Tom Sherrington)
- Letter to my NQT Self (Abby Bayford)
In-school
- Statutory induction for ECTs, with support from your induction tutor.
- Participate in and complete the school New Staff Induction Programme
- Meet weekly with ECF mentor.
- Work with a mentor to develop subject/phase-specific expertise.
- Observe colleagues
- Work with your mentor on specific foci throughout the year
- Joint planning with colleagues
- Moderation/standardisation of work with colleagues
- Shadow colleagues and middle leaders(e.g. joint feedback/ marking sessions)
- Support a school event/trip
- Be part of QA processes
- Use IRIS etc to film lessons, reflect, and practice
- Shadow write and develop PoS and relevant Summative Assessments
BDAT Wide Opportunities
- Participate in and complete the ECF with BDAT and Ambition Institute
- Learn from other Trust schools
- Attend moderation sessions
National & External Opportunities
- Access external CPD linked to subject/phase and educational pedagogy
- Access Teaching School Hub opportunities
- Access subject and behaviour hub training and materials
Next Steps
- Research Specialist ECTs
- Speaker to your line manager about suitable TLR posts if they arise.
- Book an Annual Career Discussion
