Free CPD Guides – Early Career Framework
Supporting Your ECTs Across All Eight Teachers' Standards
Five practical guides for mentors, induction tutors, and CPD leaders. Each one takes a group of standards and sets out what strong early career development looks like in practice.
- One form, all five guides
- Instant PDF download
- Free to use in school
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What is Inside the Five Guides
Each guide groups the Teachers’ Standards the way early career teachers actually meet them in the classroom, and gives mentors something concrete to work through in a weekly meeting.
1
Standards 1 + 7
Setting High Expectations and Managing Behaviour
Establishing a culture where every pupil is expected to succeed, and the routines that hold it in place.
2
Standards 2 + 5
Promoting Good Progress Through Adaptive Teaching
Planning and adapting so that pupils at different starting points all move forward.
3
Standards 3
Experts in the Room: Subject and Curriculum Knowledge
Building the subject expertise that lets an early career teacher explain, sequence, and correct with confidence.
4
Standards 4 + 6
Establishing Understanding Through Questioning and Feedback
Checking what pupils have actually understood, and giving feedback that changes what they do next.
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Standards 8
The Relationships Profession: Broadening Your Responsibilities
Working with colleagues, families, and the wider school beyond the classroom door.
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Working with colleagues, families, and the wider school beyond the classroom door.
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