ECT Training
ECT training
ISTIP offers professional development to ECTs via regional training centres. A school will assign an ECT to a centre during the registration process.
There are two regional meetings for Year 1 ECTs (Autumn and Summer term) and one meeting for Year 2 ECTs (Spring term).
We also run webinars throughout the year and these can be booked via the links below.
Bath
Kingswood School
Lansdown, Bath
BA1 5RG
Berkshire
Senior school ECTs only
26th-November-24 – Year 1 ECTs 25th-February-25 – Year 2 ECTsWellington College
Crowthorne, Berkshire
RG45 7PU
Berkshire
Reading Blue Coat School
Holme Park Sonning Lane, Berkshire
RG4 6SU
Birmingham
King Edward VI High School For Girls
Edgbaston Park Road, Birmingham, West Midlands
B15 2UB
Cheshire
The King’s School
Macclesfield, Cheshire
SK10 1DA
Devon
Blundell’s
Tiverton, Devon
EX16 4DN
East Midlands
Trent College
Derby Road
Nottingham
NG10 4AD
East Sussex
Brighton College
Eastern Road, Brighton
Sussex (East)
BN2 0AL
Gloucestershire
St Edward’s School
Cirencester Road, Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL53 8EY
Hampshire
Portsmouth Grammar School
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO1 2LN
Hertfordshire
Haileybury
Hertford
Hertfordshire
SG13 7NU
Hertfordshire
Haberdashers’ Boys’ School
Butterfly Lane, Elstree
Hertfordshire
WD6 3AF
Kent
Tonbridge School
High Street
Tonbridge
TN9 1JP
London/North East
Forest School
Nr Snaresbrook, London
E17 3PY
London/ North West
New centre for 2024/25
12th-November-24 – Year 1 ECTs 3rd-March-25 – Year 2 ECTs 18th-June-25 – Year 1 ECTsThe Godolphin and Latymer School, Iffley Rd, London W6 0PG
London/South East
Dulwich College
Dulwich, London
SE21 7LD
London / South West
Emanuel School
London
SW11 1HS
London/West
Kingston Grammar School
London Road,
KT2 6PY
Manchester/NW
Bolton School
Chorley New Road, Bolton
BL1 4PA
Manchester/NW
Withington Girls’ School
100 Wellington Road
Fallowfield, Manchester
M14 6BL
Norfolk
Norwich School
70 The Close
Norwich, Norfolk
NR1 4DD
Northamptonshire
Oundle School
Oundle, Peterborough
PE8 4GH
Oxford
Magdalen College School
Cowley Place, Oxford
OX4 1DZ
Somerset
Millfield School
Street, Somerset
BA16 0YD
Surrey
Prep School ECTs only
5th-March-25 – Year 2 ECTs 12th-May-25 – Year 1 ECTsDanes Hill
Oxshott, Leatherhead
Surrey
KT22 0JG
Surrey
Senior school ECTs only
14th-November-24 – Year 1 ECTs 20th-March-25 – Year 2 ECTs 6th-May-25 – Year 1 ECTsSt George’s College
Weybridge, Weybridge Road
Addlestone
Surrey
KT15 2QS
Surrey
Surbiton High School
Surbiton Crescent, Kingston Upon Thames
Surrey
KT1 2JT
York/NE
The Mount School
Dalton Terrace
York
YO24 4DD
ECT webinars
ISTIP runs professional development webinars for ECTs.
You will need to register for any webinars you wish to attend. Registration links are available below. The webinars will be recorded and sent out to all who are registered.
If you have any queries about the webinars, please contact Amy Cooper (amy.cooper@istip.co.uk)
12th November 2024, 5pm
Difficult Conversations & Dealing with Parents (Senior)
Adele and Tom from ActEd will be walking us through skills and techniques to handle difficult conversations which arise with parents and peers in a school setting. You will go away with practical ideas which everyone can use for better communication. This session is for senior school ECTs.
Book Here18th November 2024, 5pm
Promoting Inclusivity in the Classroom
Led by Catrina Lowri, the founder of Neuroteachers and a neurodivergent teacher, trainer and coach. As well as having 22 years’ experience of working in education, she also speaks as a dyslexic and bipolar woman, who had her own unique journey through the education system. In this session we will support you in developing your consciousness, confidence and competence in considering how inclusive your learning environment is. We will review the things you can do to the physical space and to the different learning zones to enhance levels of inclusion. We will consider how to organise resources and use displays to create belonging.
Book Here26th November 2024, 5pm
ECT Introduction to Boarding
Led by James Slocombe, we will explore the key differences between teaching in a day school and a boarding school setting. We will delve into the specific requirements outlined in the National Minimum Standards, focusing on areas like pastoral care, residential life, and promoting the holistic development of pupils.
Book Here21st January 2025, 5pm
ISI Framework 23: Introduction for ECTs
Led by ISI. This webinar will focus on introducing the ISI inspection and Framework 23 to ECTs. ISI inspectors will cover what to expect in an inspection, how a teacher can prepare and answer any questions you might have.
Book Here4th February 2025, 5pm
Study Skills with Tougher Minds
Led by Andrew Foster from Tougher Minds, focusing on the most effective study skills, backed up by research to pass on to students. You will leave with a range of practical strategies and techniques to support students with revision and long-term learning.
Book Here13th March 2025, 5pm
Parents on the Sidelines
Led by Richard Shorter: Non-Perfect Dad. This session is focused on dealing with parents and families when involved in co-curricular activities. This promises to be a session with lots of techniques to go away and try. There will be opportunity for asking questions.
Book Here