Early Career Teachers

Our OTSA/OTSH fortnightly bulletin is shared on a Friday morning. 

The bulletin contains everything you need to keep up to date with statutory induction and the ECTP, including upcoming facilitated session information and other helpful resources. 

If you are not receiving the bulletin please first check your spam / clutter folder, then email Kate Baker, ECTP Administrator, at ect@otsa.org.uk so we can look into it.

The full programme schedule for ECTs in Year 1 can be found here: 

2025 - 2026 ECTP Year 1 Schedule 

Details of each online Local Learning Community session are shared in advance by facilitators while details of in-person sessions are shared by the central team. 

Caroline Tidmarsh manages the registers for all sessions so please contact caroline.tidmarsh@otsh.org.uk with any queries.

The UCL Programme is built on a spiral curriculum so all of the ITTECF Standards are covered during Year 1, and then revisited through practitioner inquiry in Year 2.

There are three strands of learning throughout the programme: mentor meetings, ECT independent  study, and live facilitated sessions. 

In Year 1 of the programme these elements are organised as follows:

There are special arrangements in place for ECTs following ‘non-standard’ induction. 

• ECTs working part-time 
• ECTs beginning mid-year

The route through the programme will be determined on an individual basis as best supports each ECT.

• ECTs approved for a reduced induction period

ECTs approved for a reduced induction period, please discuss your development priorities with your mentor and induction tutor. Your induction tutors will then liaise with Jen Fiddaman (ECTP Director) to ensure that your programme is adapted to best suit your needs.  

I do not have any login details.

1. Check that your lead induction tutor has registered you for the programme through the DfE online service: https://manage-training-for-early-career-teachers.education.gov.uk/

Your enrolment onto UCL Extend comes directly from the data shared with the DfE which is passed on to UCL.

2. Check your spam / clutter as the login details are often routed here.

I can log in but I can’t see any of the programme content. 

1. Confirm that you have completed all three sections of the Programme Commencement Agreement, found at the bottom of the ECT Programme Home tile:

2. Check that you are using the login details shared with you by UCL, and that you’ve used the correct login option which can be found here: https://extend.ucl.ac.uk/login 

3. If you have lost or forgotten your password you can reset it via this link without needing to contact OTSH or UCL: https://extend.ucl.ac.uk/login/forgot_password.php

If you have logged in via any other route, please contact jen.fiddaman@otsh.org.uk. 

Please email jen.fiddaman@otsh.org.uk with any further queries or issues to do with accessing your UCL Extend account or platform navigation. Support can be provided via email or through an online meeting using screen-share to troubleshoot any difficulties.