Appropriate Body for ECT Induction
NQT Legacy induction Handbook and Key Documents
NQTs who began Induction before September 2021
The Education (Induction Arrangements for School Teachers) (England) Regulations 2012, as amended with effect from 1 September 2021, extended induction from one year to two years. This applied to all ECTs who started their induction on or after 1 September 2021.
ECTs who, on 1 September 2021, had started but not completed their induction, (referred to as ‘the pre-September 2021 cohort’) had until 1 September 2023 to complete induction within three terms.
After 1 September 2023, when the transition period ended, all ECTs are required to complete a two-year induction period. These ECTs should not restart induction, but rather complete what remains of a two-year induction. It is expected that they will be able to access ECF support and entitlements for the remainder of their induction.
From 2 September 2023, all ECTs in the pre-September 2021 cohort must be registered for the two-year induction using the registration forms on the OTSA website under the Register for Induction tab.
