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On Wednesday 22nd May the East of England Teaching School Hubs are hosting an online 'ITT into ECT' conference for trainee teachers who will become ECTs in September 2024. During the conference ECTs can:
- Learn more about all aspects of ECT years, including what is expected of ECTs and how they will be supported and assessed;
- Hear from current ECTs, mentors and Induction Tutors;
- Find out more about organisations who can support their continued development as a teacher.
Our regional collaboration is also in evidence through the East of England Subject Forums. Designed for teachers at all stages of their careers, these sessions offer a focus on the evidence base for each subject at both primary and secondary phases and are facilitated by subject experts from our region.
To register for this event please click below:
Register for the ITT into ECT Conference
ITT into ECT Conference - 24 May 2023
On Wednesday 24th May the East of England Teaching School Hubs hosted an online 'ITT into ECT' conference for trainee teachers who will become ECTs in September 2023. During the conference ECTs could:
- Learn more about all aspects of ECT years, including what is expected of ECTs and how they will be supported and assessed;
- Hear from current ECTs, mentors and Induction Tutors;
- Find out more about organisations who can support their continued development as a teacher.
Our regional collaboration is also in evidence through the East of England Subject Forums. Designed for teachers at all stages of their careers, these sessions offer a focus on the evidence base for each subject at both primary and secondary phases and are facilitated by subject experts from our region.
Event Resources
Click here for the slides from the event:
ITT into ECT Conference Slides
Click below to view a Video recording (covering slides 1-31):
Click below to listen to an audio recording (covering slides 33-43 ‘Well-being for ECTs’):
Well-being session audio recording link
Click on the links below to access resources from our previous events
Please click on the link below to access resources from our previous Train to Teach events or click on 'Train to Teach in Essex' in the menu.
Train to Teach in Essex 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