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Appropriate Body Services

TO REGISTER ANY NEW ECTS FOR OUR APPROPRIATE BODY SERVICES FROM SEPTEMBER 2023 (FOR TWO YEARS) PLEASE CLICK HERE: https://forms.office.com/e/dxXyUMef9d


PLEASE ALSO ENSURE YOUR EARLY CAREER TEACHERS ARE REGISTERED WITH VANTAGE TEACHING SCHOOL HUB'S EARLY CAREER FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME (which is a statutory entitlement), PLEASE SEE HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION: https://www.vantagetsh.org/early-careers-framework


The Vantage Teaching School Hub offer high quality Appropriate Body Services (AB) delivered by experienced school-based staff who have expert knowledge of statutory induction and the Early Career Framework (ECF).

If your school employs an Early Career Teacher (ECT), you must register them with an Appropriate Body. The Appropriate Body will provide independent quality assurance of the ECT’s two-year induction and their progress against the Teacher Standards.

Why you should choose Vantage Teaching School Hub for your Appropriate Body:

  • A highly efficient on-boarding process for schools, handled by us
  • A bespoke service delivered by experienced and practising school leaders
  • On demand support and guidance from experienced AB practitioners
  • Access to our online AB platform to ensure time efficient submission of assessment/review information
  • A fixed cost with no hidden extras for schools accessing our ECF Full Induction Programme

The fee for our AB service for 2023-2024 is TBC following NTSH (National Teaching School Hub) benchmarking.

Please register your ECT with our Appropriate Body Service by emailing abadmin@smchull.org

If you are registered for our Appropriate Body Service and have any questions or queries, please do not hesitate to contact Nicola Tennison, AB Lead, on NTennison@smchull.org