ITT Regional Events

Connecting and Supporting Future ECTs and Mentors - May 2022

On 26 May 2022, Teaching School Hubs in the Eastern Region hosted an online conference for primary and secondary trainee teachers moving into their ECT year and ITT and ECT mentors. This event was hosted by the Alpha, Chafford Hundred, Cambridgeshire & Peterborough, Julian, Saffron and Unity Teaching School Hubs.

Event resources

Click below in the 'Downloads' area to view the event slide presentation and the links below for the video/audio recordings of the sessions:

Main session:

• Introduction: Teaching School Hubs and the Golden Thread of teacher development
• The journey of an ECT, their Mentor and their Induction Tutor
• Induction and the Appropriate Body journey
• Staying informed and up-to-date: the Chartered College of Teaching and the Education Endowment Foundation
• Trainee teacher next steps

Breakout session - trainee teachers:

• The importance of looking after your well-being (audio recording)
• Top tips for Smart Working

Breakout session - mentors:

Keynote speaker Dr Richard Kueh HMI (Ofsted Subject Lead for RE):

• How to support ITTs and ECTs in developing subject knowledge
• The Ofsted Research Review series and the big picture of subject-based curricula