Appropriate Body Service

£330 per ECT on the Full Induction Programme

All schools that offer a statutory induction are required to have an Appropriate Body (AB) for their Early Career Teachers (ECTs). Appropriate Bodies play a key role in supporting schools to meet statutory teacher induction.  

As one of our Teaching School Hub services, SWIFT provides a streamlined AB service for primary and secondary ECTs across the South West. The SWIFT AB service combines expertise from Kingsbridge and Colyton Appropriate Body Services.

For further information contact us on either of the links below:

Colyton Appropriate Body | Kingsbridge Appropriate Body

About Us

Through moderation and quality assurance, SWIFT works collaboratively with schools to ensure that ECTs are fairly and consistently assessed. In line with the new guidance, we also conduct fidelity checks, to ensure ECTs are receiving a programme of support and training based on the Early Career Framework (ECF). 
  
New statutory guidance was issued in September 2021 and can be found HERE

Prices | Cohort B | 2022 – 2024

full details of our pricing structure

Full Induction Programme | FIP | £330 per ECT

Year 1 Costs	Year 2 Costs
£165 per ECT	£165 per ECT

Core Induction Programme | CIP | £330 per ECT plus cost of CIP fidelity checks

*Number of ECTs	Year 1 Costs  £165 per ECT   PLUS Fidelity Checks	Year 2 Costs  £165 per ECT   PLUS Fidelity Checks	Additional Fidelity Checks  (if required)
1 - 3	£375 per school	£375 per school	£500
4 – 6	£475 per school	£475 per school	£800
7 – 9	£575 per school	£575 per school	£1,100
10 +	£675 per school	£675 per school	£1,400

Example:

3 ECTs in Year 1 ( £165 * 3 ) + £375
3 ECTs in Year 2 ( £165 * 3 ) + £375

School Based Programme | SBP | £330 per ECT plus cost of SBP fidelity checks

Year 1 Costs	Year 2 Costs	Fidelity Checks
£165 per ECT  Plus costs for fidelity check	£165 per ECT  Plus costs for fidelity check	A daily rate of £350 will be charged for the fidelity checking of School-Based Programmes.  Please contact us directly to find out the cost for your school.

Benefits of the SWIFT AB packages for schools

SWIFT AB Standard Package | Full Induction Programme | FIP | £330 per ECT

Independent quality assurance of the Early Career Teacher induction and entitlements.
Quality assurance of, and expert review of both formal end of year assessments and progress reviews, against the teacher standards.
Centralised registration of ECTs across the region, with the Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA).
Centralised point of contact for all schools and ECTs; direct telephone and online support through our central AB team.
Expert advice and training for Headteachers and ECF Induction Tutors in all school settings.
Welcome, induction and ECT Manager training for ECTs (live and recorded webinar).
Access to the ECT Manager website, a simple and secure paperless system for ECT registration, assessments and induction resources.
Regular drop-in clinics for Q&A support for both ECTs and Induction Tutors.
Email reminders for key actions and deadlines .
An Induction Handbook which will provide Induction Tutors, Headteachers, Governors and ECTs with the key information needed to support the Induction process.
Clear and supportive advice where ECTs are at risk of failure with advice on appropriate ECT personal support plans.
Up to two days of monitoring visits and feedback should an ECT or school raise concerns*

*Support for ECTs raising concerns includes up to two days support at the discretion of the Appropriate Body. Additional support will be charged at a daily rate of £350 per day, and this will be agreed in advance of the visit. These visits may be made up of online meetings and / or face to face visits depending upon need.

Core Induction Programme | CIP | £330 per ECT plus cost of CIP fidelity checks

All benefits from the SWIFT AB Standard Package

PLUS 

Fidelity Checks to ensure: 
(See table above for price of CIP fidelity checks).

Initial orientation meeting between CIP school and AB to discuss the programme and requirements .
CIP handbook sent to school.
Pre - programme fidelity checks - paperwork/programme overview and delivery with feedback meeting. 
On-hand strategic lead support throughout. 
Schools to provide detailed breakdown of the programme for Years 1 and 2. 
Organisation of Fidelity Check 1. 
Fidelity Check 1 - school visit and visit overview.
Follow-up meeting from Fidelity Check 1.

*If the AB conclude that further support and/or visits are required to ensure fidelity to the ECF, these will be charged at rate in the table above. 

School Based Programme | SBP | £330 per ECT plus cost of SBP fidelity checks

All benefits from the SWIFT AB Standard Package

PLUS 

Fidelity Checks to ensure: 
(See table above for price of SBP fidelity checks).

ECTs and Induction Leads receive a programme of support and training based on the ECF induction programme. 
The induction’s design covers the evidence-based statements in the ECF. 
ECTs have received planned elements of the induction. 
Checks to ensure the materials and sessions are in line with the statutory guidance for induction and meet the ECF standards. 
Schools to provide detailed breakdown of the programme for years 1 and 2 showing how the ECF statements are sequenced for the induction period year.

Please Note: ABs are expected to check in a greater level of detail where schools have opted to design their own school-based programme due to the greater risk that a school-based induction could diverge from the ECF when DfE accredited materials are not used as the basis for an induction programme. ‘DfE April 2021’ 