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Entrust has extensive expertise in providing high quality support for ECTs and their mentors. We currently support maintained schools, academies, independent schools and other educational settings in the Midlands and further afield. Entrust is registered with the Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA) as an appropriate body for ECT induction.

Entrust offers a comprehensive service including:

Registration and inclusion on the TRA database
Receipt, processing, monitoring and quality assurance of assessment forms
Determination of the length of the induction period
Final decision on whether the ECT has made satisfactory progress against the Teachers’ Standards, based on the Head teacher’s/ Principal’s recommendations.
Notification of completion of ECT induction to the TRA
Guidance for induction mentor including supporting website documentation and handbook
Information for ECTs – including supporting website documentation and handbook
Dedicated helpline, named contact and email contact for induction mentors and ECTs
Knowledgeable, experienced consultants who will give advice where ECTs are at risk of failure.

To enhance your management of the ECT induction process, we include in our provision a nationally recognised online system enabling you to access and complete the assessment requirements with ease.

The benefits of this system are:

Quick and easy access to view information about your ECT’s induction year, for example, when their next assessment is due when they are due to finish, as well as view previous assessments you have completed
Part-time ECTs assessment due dates are automatically calculated and assessments added to the system at the correct dates
Automated reminders when assessments are due for completing online
Secure online submission of assessments
ECTs and mentors details can be quickly and easily updated
Automatic TRA Employer Access check during registration to ensure that ECTs have QTS
Easy access to materials to support the induction process
Everything stored permanently online for you –no need for printing or posting of assessments and registration forms
Online, so it’s accessible from anywhere
Save and come back to later – even if you are somewhere else
Secure, encrypted, password protected system, backed up regularly; so that your data is safe
Technical help readily available, both through an online helpdesk and telephone support.