Early Career Teacher Programme
(ECTP)Gloucestershire
The Early Career Teacher Programme supports early career teachers (ECTs) with professional development throughout their two year induction period.
Early Career Teaching Programme (ECTP)
Nationally, schools now have two options in how to provide the Early Career Training Programme:
Provider-led (DfE funded)
Schools can choose to partner with a Lead Provider and local Delivery Partners who will design and deliver a programme of face to face and online training to ECTs and their mentors. See below for detail of the ECTP for GloucestershireSchool-led (no funding)
Schools can choose to develop and deliver their own training programme based on the ITTECF, fully covering all aspects of the framework. For more information click here.
Our Provider Led ECT Programme
Working in conjunction with Balcarras Teaching School Hub, we have partnered with UCL Institute of Education to deliver the ECTP for Gloucestershire and surrounding areas.
Funded by the Department for Education and free to schools, this programme is a robust, research-informed training programme that supports ECTs, focussing on building foundational knowledge, reflective practice, and inquiry-led professional development.
As local experts, by choosing our programme your school will benefit from:
locally-based, expert facilitators who understand the Gloucestershire education landscape
face-to-face training, reinforcing peer collaboration and networking
personalised, contextually relevant support to ensure ECTs thrive within their school settings
We choose to work with UCL IOE to provide our schools with a programme from an institution that is ranked number one globally for Education in the QS World University Rankings, and were judged as outstanding in all areas with inspectors noting how UCL IOE …… quote needed.
UCL provide
High-quality professional development informed by research.
Flexible learning options tailored to individual and school needs.
Proven impact on professional growth, and classroom practice.
UCL Ofsted rating and comment from report
If your school is new to Odyssey, please email admin@odysseytsh.org and we will get in touch.
Any changes to ECT, Mentor or Induction Tutor details, you must inform us immediately and update via the DfE portal.
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What ECTs in Gloucestershire say
Working with us
By working with us, schools can be confident that their ECTs and mentors are receiving consistent, high-quality professional learning experiences, while benefiting from local expertise. Schools that engage with the UCL ECT Programme year-on-year report higher retention rates and greater ECT satisfaction. By ensuring that ECTs develop strong professional identities, reflective capacities, and confidence in their teaching, the programme equips them to succeed in the long term.
Any changes to ECT, Mentor or Induction Tutor details, you must inform us immediately.
Further information/support
For DfE guidance:
If you have an ECT or Mentor who was registered before September 2025, please click here – pdf on how it works and actions to take.
ECTE changes at a glance
Key changes for ECTs:
Diagnostic tools to help tailor topics teachers need the most support with.
More content on adaptive teaching and SEND to help teachers support the needs of their pupils.
More examples for different phases, settings and subjects
An enhanced focus on literacy and oracy
A focus on translating research into practice and application of theory in the classroom.