Materials for school-led ECT Programme 2025/26

Thank for choosing to use the National Institute of Teaching’s materials to deliver your Early Career Teacher Programme for ECTs and mentors.

Our programme offers a flexible approach for schools along with a personalised learning journey for ECTs providing phase and subject specific content.

Please start by reading the Programme Guidance to help you design and deliver your induction using our materials.

Materials for programme onboarding and for the first module – Behaviour and relationships – are available now. Materials for the subsequent five modules will be available here from 1st July 2025.

Please find the programme guidance document below detailing how to use school-led materials for Year 1:

• Programme Guidance

Introductory Materials for ECTs

• ECT Programme Introduction Self-Study
• ECT Programme Introduction Seminar

Introductory Materials for Mentors

• Mentor Programme Introduction Self-Study
• Mentor Programme Introduction Seminar

Please view the following seminar materials:

• ECT Seminar A - Creating a safe and predictable learning environment
• ECT Seminar B - Planning effective lessons
• ECT Seminar C - Working with stakeholders
• ECT Seminar D - Checking prior knowledge and addressing misconceptions
• ECT Seminar E - Using assessment to inform teaching
• ECT Seminar F - Integrating technology into teaching and learning

Please view the following self-study documents. There is 1 core and 5 elective self-studies:

• Behaviour and relationships - Core self-study
• Self-Study 1 - Communicating beliefs in pupils' academic potential
• Self-Study 2 - Establishing effective routines and expectations
• Self-Study 3 - Creating a positive, predictable and safe learning environment
• Self-Study 4 - Building effective relationships
• Self-Study 5 - Motivating pupils

Please view the following self-study documents. There is 1 core and 5 elective self-studies:

• Behaviour and relationships - Core self-study
• Self-Study 1 - Communicating belief in pupils' academic potential
• Self-Study 2 - Establishing effective routines and expectations
• Self-Study 3 - Creating a positive, predictable and safe learning environment
• Self-Study 4 - Building effective relationships
• Self-Study 5 - Motivating pupils