Ensuring that your teachers are making the most of their assigned training is a vital step in monitoring their continued development and making sure that they are progressing through their ECF journey. In this post we’ll be explaining how important using the School Dashboards is for Headteachers and Induction Tutors in successfully supporting their staff during their ECF.

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What is the Dashboard and why does it matter?

The School Dashboard is a user-friendly way for Headteachers and Induction Tutors to view all their ECTs and respective Mentors registration details, Canvas engagement and importantly their programme schedules. 

Keeping track of this information is fundamental in ensuring that a teacher is making the most out of their training. Without using our Dashboard, you will be unable to track who in your school has registered for ECF, whether they have they completed or started the programme. Without using the Dashboard you will be unable to track any of these key metrics, so we actively encourage everyone to take advantage of this resource.

Key benefits

All Induction Tutors and Headteachers are able to:

• Monitor ECT / Mentor registrations to ensure all participants from their school have registered correctly. This includes checking that they are registered onto the correct intake and ensuring their DfE profile matches.
• Download latest copies of their ECT / mentor programme schedules to support with engagement, workload planning and staff cover. 
• Review individual participants Canvas engagement to ensure accurate engagement has been recorded. 
• Use our new marking tool to state if a participants has 'attended an event or watched an event recording'. 
• Access the latest newsletters, policies and guidance.

How it works

Once signed up, all Headteachers and Induction Tutors will receive an email with unique logins allowing them access to our Schools Dashboard. Upon logging in they will be greeted with three options: ECTs and Mentors, Your School and Notifications. This will look exactly like the screenshot shown below.

ECTs and Mentors

Here you will find a list of all of the ECTs and Mentors registered at your school. You can review their application progress with the DfE as well as their group status and intake. Clicking into individual profiles will take you through to a detailed schedule of their ECF training. You also have the option to export the schedule to ensure your ECT/Mentor is attending the correct events. Additionally, we have now introduced a new tool to ensure Induction Tutors keep on top of their ECTs and Mentors engagement. Induction Tutors now have the authority to mark engagement for events attended and video's watched. You can also keep track of your ECTs and Mentors Canvas engagement to ensure they are fully interacting with the programme. 

Your School

This page is where you will find links to Canvas, which is the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) we use to deliver the majority of the ECF training. There is also a link to the DfE Online Service, which is their own ECF portal. You can also find other resources such as valuable newsletters, key ECF policies and guidance for both ECTs and Mentors.

Notifications

Here you will be able to see any alerts or any updates to the programmes to keep you informed. Once notified of any changes from schools about their ECTs and Mentors, we are able to action specific requests and make any necessary updates.

Summary

Currently over 1300 School Dashboard accounts are live and have reaped the benefits of utilising our Schools Dashboard. This resource is extremely valuable when looking to stay informed regarding your school’s ECTs and Mentors. Through having access to detailed schedules and up to date notifications regarding any changes at your fingertips, this is a key resource in helping your ECTs progress through their training as seamlessly as possible.

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