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<p>The £130 million funding package represents an ongoing investment in the development
of early career teachers and their mentors. Once fully rolled out, all schools will
be able to draw on fully funded and quality assured training and support.</p><p> </p><p>Funding
for national roll-out will include funding and guaranteeing 5% off timetable in the
second year of teaching for all early career teachers, with funding based on the number
of early career teachers a school is supporting. It will also include the creation
of high quality curricula and training materials paid for by the Department and available
for free. The roll-out will further establish full Early Career Framework (ECF) training
programmes, with teachers’ access to programmes funded by the Department, rather than
schools. It will also ensure funding time for mentors to support early career teachers,
and fully funded mentor training.</p><p> </p><p>The £130 million funding reflects
what individual schools are expected to need on a yearly basis to support delivery
of the ECF in full. The early roll-out phase will help the Department collect evidence
on how to roll out the framework nationally in September 2021 and ensure it meets
the needs of early career teachers and enables them to enjoy a successful start in
the profession.</p><p> </p><p>The Spending Review 2019 will set wider Departmental
budgets and confirm the precise funding details for the ECF.</p><p> </p>
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