Appropriate Body
Supporting schools.
Ensuring excellence.
We provide a high-quality, supportive and efficient statutory induction service for Early Career Teachers, mentors and induction tutors.
Supporting schools.
DfE Accredited
Experienced and Trusted since 2022.
Personalised Support
Tailored guidance for ECTs and schools.
Quality Assurance
Rigorous monitoring and compliance.
Streamlined Process
Simple and efficient.
What is the Role of an Appropriate Body?
All schools employing Early Career Teachers (ECTs) are required to register them with an Appropriate Body (AB) throughout their induction period. The Appropriate Body plays a vital role in ensuring induction is delivered effectively, fairly and in line with statutory requirements.
The Appropriate Body has two key responsibilities:
Supporting High-Quality Induction
Monitoring and quality assuring the induction process to ensure ECTs receive their full statutory entitlement and that schools are supported to deliver a high-quality, Early Career Teacher Entitlement (ECTE) aligned induction programme.
Quality Assurance of Assessment
Reviewing assessment outcomes and making the final decision on whether an ECT has successfully met the Teachers’ Standards, based on the Headteacher’s recommendation and evidence gathered throughout the induction period.
Why Choose Spencer Teaching School Hub as Your Appropriate Body?
Our Appropriate Body Service
Providing expert guidance, quality assurance and statutory compliance for schools, induction tutors and Early Career Teachers.
✓Support for ECT registration and reporting through ECT Manager
✓Induction Tutor training and regular update briefings
✓Fair and consistent assessment against the Teachers’ Standards
✓Templates, exemplars and practical support materials
✓Expert advice, guidance and ongoing support for school leaders
Partner with a trusted Appropriate Body.
We work with schools to ensure a high-quality induction experience for every Early Career Teacher.
140+
Schools supported
490+
ECTs supported in 2025/2026
100%
DfE compliant service
Our Handbooks and Key Documents
Click on the booklets below for more information.
Appropriate Body Fees
Choose the induction route that best suits your school. Our Appropriate Body fees vary depending on how your Early Career Teacher programme is delivered.
Funded Provider-Led Programme
Your school works with a Department for Education accredited provider who delivers training for ECTs and mentors through face-to-face and online sessions.
£220
per ECT, per year
School Delivered Programme
Your school delivers training using DfE accredited materials and resources. Includes Appropriate Body fidelity checks.
£220
per ECT, per year + £250 per school per year
One-term Registration on the Funded Programme
The Early Career Teacher is being registered for only one school term on the funded programme, rather than the full two-year programme.
£90
per ECT
“A helpful visit which gave reassurance that our current processes are correct and supportive and following the relevant guidelines and which gave us ideas on how we could improve our provision for ECTs further.“
Induction Tutor Visit Evaluation
“Cara was great as usual and her support and professionalism was really helpful for myself and the Associate Teacher. This was very professional, while feeling supportive and we were all put at ease. It felt like a constructive conversation.“
Mentor and ECT Evaluation
“The information provided before was really useful as was the time to plan out the morning so that cover and organisation of the visit was simple. The event was well organised and I feel we had ownership of shaping the visit. “
ECT, Mentor and Induction Tutor Evaluation
Meet The Appropriate Body Team
Cara Miles
AB Director
cmiles@spencertrust.org.uk
Contact Cara Miles if you…
•have any safeguarding needs or worries;
•have concerns around your ECTs programme; or
•would like advice around the AB Entitlement.
Bailey Foster
Funding and Compliance Coordinator
ab@spencerteachingschoolhub.org.uk
Contact Bailey Foster if you…
- have a ECT withdrawal, deferral or change of role;
- have concerns or questions around engagement; or
- are not sure who to contact with a query.