Appropriate Body for ECT Induction
ECT Induction Quality Assurance
ECT Induction Quality Assurance
OTSA, as the appropriate body, has the main quality assurance role within the induction process. Independent quality assurance of statutory induction, through the role of the appropriate body, is important both for ensuring that schools provide adequate support for their ECT, and that their assessment is fair and consistent across all institutions. Institutions are required to work with the appropriate body to enable it to discharge its responsibilities effectively.
Through quality assurance, the appropriate body should assure itself that:
- Headteachers/principals (and governing bodies where appropriate) are aware of, and are capable of meeting their responsibilities for monitoring support and assessment. This includes ensuring that an ECT receives a personalised induction programme, designated tutor support and the reduced timetable; and
- The monitoring, support, assessment and guidance procedures in place are fair and appropriate.
OTSA will quality assure the ECT Induction process through:
- Maintaining records of attendance by ECTs, induction tutors and lead induction tutors at mandatory induction training (live, webinar or watching online video)
- Scrutiny of completed formal ECT Assessment Forms and Progress Reviews
- Analysis of data regarding ‘open’ rates of ECT Induction update emails.
- Responding to telephone and email request for support from anyone involved in the process.
- Support / Quality Assurance visits to schools and subsequent summary reports. (Support / QA visits may take place in response to concerns relating to any of the 4 bullet points above, or may simply be part of a rolling programme to visit schools with which OTSA is working).
ECT Induction Leaders
OTSA ECT induction leaders are experienced ECT lead induction tutors who have successfully led ECT Induction in their schools for at least three years. They support the ECT induction process by helping to develop the OTSA induction package, by providing quality assurance and by providing support and advice to induction tutors and ECTs as necessary.
