The ECF, teacher expertise and teacher learning
In this video Mark Hardman discusses some of the perspectives on teacher expertise and learning which are evident in the ECF and poses some questions for school leaders to consider …
Course: Supporting early career teacher development with the Early Career Framework
Glossary of key terms
The most important key terms that you might encounter in your preparation for the Early Career Framework are outlined below. ECF Early Career Framework: a framework published by the DfE …
Teacher Development: Implementing an Early Career Framework
We will consider some of the important steps to prepare for implementing the ECF, including: writing an implementation plan identifying an implementation team integrating the ECF into your school’s professional …
Explore: choosing the right ECF programme for your school
In this section we consider how to choose the right ECF programme for your school. During the explore stage of implementation, you should explore thoroughly and systematically the programmes on …
A brief overview of implementation in the context of the Early Career Framework
In order to get the maximum chance of success for an intervention, careful attention needs to be paid to implementation. In this article Becky Taylor introduces some key implementation issues …
Mentoring responsibilities, qualities, skills and experience
What are the key responsibilities, qualities, skills and experiences of expert mentors? In this article we share our perspective on mentoring expertise. You will reflect on this list in the …
Further resources
If you are interested in reading more about models of mentoring, we recommend resources provided by NASBTT and CollectivED. See the links below for further information.
What is mentoring in the context of Early Career Teacher development?
You will find many contrasting attempts to define the mentoring of new teachers. We believe that this definition of mentoring by Andy Hobson (2016) sums up the aims of mentoring …
Foundational theories of mentoring: Educative mentoring
Educative mentoring is based on a vision of teachers as learners and the classroom as a site of inquiry, and on collaborative principles that involve building knowledge together about teaching …
Deliver: monitoring and reviewing implementation
Implementation doesn’t stop once the ECF is underway in your school. In order for implementation to be successful it is vitally important to keep track of the process. This should …
Introduction to Week 2
In the first week of the course we looked at perspectives on teacher expertise and teacher learning. In this second week of the course, we will be looking at implementing …
How are ECTs learning? Ways of thinking about teacher learning
Teacher learning is complex and context specific. As with all learning, it builds on prior understandings and is always developed in practice. In this article, Mark Hardman introduces one model …
Summary of Week 1
You have now completed Week 1 of this course. Well done! In this first week of the course you have considered perspectives on teacher expertise and teacher learning from research, …
Ways of thinking about teacher expertise
A key purpose of the ECF is to develop the expertise of early career teachers. In this article, Mark Hardman discusses some perspectives in the literature on teacher expertise. You …
Exercise: Reviewing your existing position
Now that you have worked through the content for this week, you are ready to review the mentoring provision in your school. You can then draft an action plan for …
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