What is an AB?
The Appropriate Body is a service provided by Teaching School Hubs to assess and support Early Career Teachers during their first two years of their career.
The table below summarises the roles and responsibilities of an AB.
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Assessment |
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Checking that ECTs receive statutory entitlements |
Reporting progress to the TRA |
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Provide ECF fidelity checks |
Making the final decision as to whether an ECT has met the Teachers’ Standards, based on Headteachers’ recommendations. |
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Acting as a mediator and offering confidential support where intervention is required |
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Should additional support be agreed between the ECT, the school and the AB, the school may be required to purchase additional resources either from the AB or another agency. |
An Appropriate Body will provide every ECT with a Named Contact to liaise with. Cath O’Neill is the named contact for Generate’s AB Service.