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Registration for schools NEW to the ECF programme:
  1. Register your Induction Tutor on the DfE portal via this link:  https://manage-training-for-early-career-teachers.education.gov.uk/. Your Induction Tutor will then receive an email/link from the DfE, requesting they register details of ECT(s) and Mentor(s).
  2. Register your school and provide ECT/Mentor details, with our Ofsted 'OUTSTANDING' ECF provider, Best Practice Network via this link:  https://ccms.bpnsystems.net/ecf_application/.  When prompted to do so in the application form select, Rainbow TSH.  

NB: You should also register your ECT with an Appropriate Body, who is responsible for assessment of the induction period. This may be your Local Authority or another Appropriate Body organisation.

Actions for schools with ECTs and Mentors already on the programme:

For ECTs and Mentors who started the programme in September 2022, no further registration actions are required. These ECTs and Mentors will continue with year two of the programme.

Change of ECT Mentor:   

If an ECT's mentor changes (at any point during the programme), you should advise Best Practice Network via email: ecf@bestpracticenet.co.uk, using the subject title 'Change of Mentor'

Assigning a NEW Mentor to a Year 2 ECT:

If you are assigning a new Mentor who has not yet been involved with the programme, to mentor a Year 2 ECT, the new Mentor will need to be registered with the DfE online service and BPN:

  1. Register a new Mentor on the DfE portal via this link:  https://manage-training-for-early-career-teachers.education.gov.uk/. Your Induction Tutor will then receive an email/link from the DfE, requesting they register details of ECT(s) and Mentor(s).
  2. Register the new Mentor details with our ECF provider, Best Practice Network, via this link:  https://ccms.bpnsystems.net/ecf_application/.  When prompted to do so in the application form select, Rainbow TSH.

The new Mentor will start the training programme at Year 2 so they are in line with the Year 2 ECT.

ECTs/Mentors who are leaving the teaching profession:

If you have ECTs/Mentors who are leaving the teaching profession, you should update this information on the DfE portal https://manage-training-for-early-career-teachers.education.gov.uk/ and advise Best Practice Network via email: ecf@bestpracticenet.co.uk