Cost
Fees for the Appropriate Body service for ECTs completing induction
DfE Fully Funded Provider-Led Programme
£250 per ECT, per year or part year of their induction. NO HIDDEN EXTRAS!
Schools can choose to work with Ambition Institute, Teach First, UCL, National Institute of Teaching or Education Development Trust. All are accredited by the Department for Education to deliver a programme of face-to-face and online training to ECTs and their mentors through local delivery partners and online platforms, to cover the full content of the Initial Teacher Training Early Career (ITTECF) Framework. These programmes are funded by the Department for Education for Eligible schools and establishments.
The NWLTSH works in partnership with Ambition Institute, which received an Outstanding rating by Ofsted – Full Report Here. Please contact ecf@northwestlondontsh.org.uk for more information.
ITTECF Fidelity Checks for School-led programmes
A note that this is per cohort of ECTs (eg Cohort 5 is 2025 – 2027, Cohort 6 is 2026 – 2028)
| School-led using the DfE-approved materials in full | School-led using the DfE-approved materials in part or not at all | |
| Pre-planning | £500 | £750 |
| Review point 1 | £250 | £250 |
| Review point 2 | £250 | £250 |
| Total | £1000 | £1250 |
As above, there are two options: in full or in-part/not at all
- School-led using the DfE-approved materials in full
For schools wishing to use the high-quality professional development materials, which are freely available based on the ITTECF accredited by the DfE, provided by UCL or NIoT, the charge will be:
- £250 per ECT, per year or part year of their induction
- An addition fee of £1000 per school per cohort of ECTs (registered within the same year) for the fidelity checks service.
The additional fee is due to the statutory requirements of fidelity checks throughout the length of induction for each ECT School-led materials.
2. School-led using the DfE-approved materials in part or not at all
For schools partially designing their own Induction Programme using independently sourced material and/or including some of the freely available DfE accredited materials from UCL or the NIoT, the charge will be:
- £250 per ECT, per year or part year of their induction
- An addition fee of £1250 per school per cohort of ECTs (registered within the same year) for the fidelity checks service.
The additional fee is proportionate to the amount of time and work necessary to complete the statutory requirements of fidelity checks throughout the length of induction for each ECT.
School-led programmes which require Fidelity Checks are provided with the following by the Appropriate body:
- A pre-induction Fidelity Check by the AB to ensure the materials and sessions are in line with the statutory guidance for induction and meet the ITTECF/ECTE induction programme standards.
- Two further Fidelity Checks – End of Year 1 and End of Year 2 to quality assure the ITTECF/ECTE induction programme.
- Fidelity Check in-school visit, which includes an observation of a facilitated session, a review of the delivery materials, interviews with the Induction Lead/Tutor, Mentors and ECTs, followed by a detailed report with strengths and next steps.
For all schools registered with the NWLTSH Appropriate body service
Schools will be invoiced shortly after the ECT has been registered, authorised on ECT Manager, and commenced their induction. If the ECT leaves during or at the end of the year (3 terms, calculated from the start date) no further payment will be required. If they remain beyond this point to continue their induction the school will be charged for a 2nd year.
Funding & Eligibility for ECFE based training
Appropriate Bodies Guidance: Induction and the early career framework (updated June 2026)
Key Points
- All qualified teachers who are employed in a relevant school in England must, by law, have completed an induction period satisfactorily, subject to specified exemptions.
- Statutory induction is not a legal requirement to teach in FE or the independent sector, academies, free schools, but may be served in these settings.
- Early Career Framework Entitlement (ECFE) based training is expected to be embedded as a central aspect of induction; it is not an additional training programme.
- An Appropriate body has the main quality assurance role within the induction process.
- The Appropriate body is responsible for checking that headteachers/principals have put in place an induction programme for the ECT and ensuring that this programme of support is clearly based on the ITTECF.
- Monitoring and support throughout induction should be sufficient so that an ECT’s progress against the Teachers’ Standards is not unexpected when an ECT reaches a formal assessment point.
