Buckinghamshire Council are no longer taking Early Career Teacher Registrations

ECT Registration 2025 – 26

Please register your ECT with: ​

• Astra Teaching School Hub Appropriate Body will continue to offer Appropriate Body services to all schools in Bucks with ECTs (apart from those awarded QTS by Astra SCITT or are employed at Dr Challoner’s Grammar School) ​
• Schools will be signposted to Alban Teaching School Hub Appropriate Body who will provide Appropriate Body services for those ECTs awarded QTS by Astra SCITT and those employed at Dr Challoner’s Grammar School

​Or an appropriate body of your choice: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/statutory-teacher-induction-appropriate-bodies/find-an-appropriate-body

All ECTs must be registered with an Appropriate Body in order for induction to be formally recognised by the Teaching Regulation Agency

ECT Induction Information

The following links have updated information for ECT induction:

Early Career Framework (GOV.UK)

Early career framework reforms (GOV.UK)

Induction for Early Career Teachers (GOV.UK)

Reforms to Teacher Development (GOV.UK)

Initial teacher training (ITT): criteria and supporting advice (GOV.UK)