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<p>Teacher recruitment and retention is a high priority issue for the Government,
and the Department is committed to taking further action. The Department will be funding
the Early Career Framework (ECF) reforms in full. The Spending Review 2019 will set
Departmental budgets and confirm the precise funding details for the ECF.</p><p> </p><p>By
the time the ECF reforms are fully in place the Department anticipates investing at
least an additional £130 million every year to support delivery.</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 ECF training programmes, with teachers’
access to programmes funded by the Department. It will also ensure funding the 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.</p>
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