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Eligible schools and establishments听

Schools and establishments eligible for Department for Education (DfE) funding include:听

• state-funded schools听
• maintained and non-maintained special schools听
• independent schools that receive Section 41 funding听
• 肠辞濒濒别驳别蝉听
• sixth forms听
• children鈥檚 homes听
• 苍耻谤蝉别谤颈别蝉听

If your school or establishment is not eligible, you can arrange and self-fund a programme with a provider directly.听

Eligible early career teachers (ECTs)听

ECTs should be eligible for DfE funding if they:听

• hold qualified teacher status (QTS)听
• start their ECTE on or after 1 September 2021听
• work in an eligible school or establishment听

ECTs who started their one year induction before 1 September 2021 but did not complete it by 31 August 2023 should take up the 2-year ECTE. They鈥檙e eligible for DfE funded training and mentor support for the remainder of their induction period.听

ECTs with qualified teacher learning and skills status (QTLS) are not eligible for DfE funding because they鈥檙e exempt from statutory induction.听

How DfE check the eligibility of ECTs and mentors听

DfE check to make sure that that ECTs and mentors are eligible for funding and access to training materials.听

We check that the ECT:听

• holds QTS
• has not completed statutory induction before听
• has not started an induction before 1 September 2021听

We check that the mentor:听

• does not have any prohibitions, sanctions or restrictions on their record听
• has not received funded training for early career framework (ECF)-based mentoring before听

Your school must register ECTs with an appropriate body. The appropriate body will register the induction with the DfE. When your school registers听ECTs听and mentors with us, we check the teacher鈥檚 details in the听Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA)听records.

You can see the status of these checks through the鈥� service.

How funding works听

Schools are funded to cover ECT time off timetable and mentor support during the 2-year early career teacher entitlement (ECTE). Funding comes from 2 sources.听

This normally means:听

• year 1 funding comes from the core funding your school gets through the dedicated schools grant (DSG)听
• year 2 funding comes from additional support from the DfE (we call this 鈥榞rant funding鈥�) - for academies and others we pay this to your school directly or, if you鈥檙e a maintained school, your local authority will pass the funding to you

If your school is eligible and uses a lead provider, we also fund ECT and mentor training given by the lead provider. We pay this to the lead provider directly.听

Year 1 funding听

Schools should use their core funding from the DSG to fund the ECTs first year of their entitlement.听

Core funding is not 鈥榚armarked鈥� for ECTE, but headteachers should use it to cover the cost of ECTs 10% time off timetable.听

Year 2 funding听

Year 2 funding is covered by grant funding. Schools will get a one payment at the end of the ECT鈥檚 second academic year.听

Year 2 grant funding covers the cost of each ECT鈥檚:听

• 5% time off timetable听
• 20 hours of mentor support (from September 2025)听

We calculate funding using the average hourly rate for mentors and ECTs, split by region.听

Read more about鈥� funding for time off timetable for鈥�ECTs 鈥痑nd mentors.听

Non-standard induction funding听

For ECTs who are part-time or start after September, funding can be paid partly in arrears and in advance.听

Funding can be used to support ECTs beyond the academic year to help them complete their induction. It鈥檚 up to your school to decide how the funding is managed.听

If an ECT moves to another school during the second year of their ECTE, funding will be allocated to the school where the ECT moves to where possible. It鈥檚 the responsibility of the ECT鈥檚 new school to discuss and agree with the previous school how funding is shared.听

Mentor training funding for September 2025 onwards听

Grant funding for mentor training is available to schools and establishments that use DfE funded training providers to deliver training as part of the ECTE.听

Mentors will be given up to 20 hours to carry out mentor training for one year. Schools will be funded to support the mentor to undertake the training.听

This funding will be paid in arrears at the end of each academic year. Payments will be based on evidence that the mentor participated in the training, as confirmed by the lead provider.听

Mentors can only do this training once. They can continue their training even if their ECT transfers school or withdraws part way through their ECTE.听

ECTs听and mentors who started training and induction before the September 2025 cohort

By cohort, we mean participants who begin their ECTE in a given academic year. For example, a participant starting their training in the 2024 to 2025 academic year will have a cohort of 2024.

Grant funding and what it covers is different for ECTs and mentors who started ECF-based training and induction (now ECTE) before 2025.听

ECTs who started before the September 2025 cohort

Grant funding for ECTs who are in year 2 of ECTE in 2025 covers:听

• 5% time off timetable听
• 20 hours of mentor support听

Read more about鈥�funding for time off timetable for鈥�ECTs鈥痑nd mentors.听

Mentors who started before September 2025听

Schools and establishments using one of the DfE鈥檚 funded training providers will receive backfill payments to cover up to 36 hours of mentor of training, over 2 years.听

This funding will be paid in arrears at the end of each academic year. Payments will be based on evidence that the mentor participated in the training, as confirmed by the lead provider.听

Read more about 鈥�backfill payments for mentor training.