Mentor

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Your role as a mentor

How to register (for those eligible for DfE funded training)

How to register (for those not eligible for DfE funded training)

How to onboard and gain Steplab access:

Your role as a mentor

As an ECT mentor, you are responsible for coaching your ECT(s). This role involves guiding your teacher(s) through the programme with weekly observations and instructional coaching sessions. Your role is vital to help teachers make the best possible start to their careers and apply their learning in your school’s unique context.

We will support you to do this by providing mentor training for eligible mentors. It's your responsibility to attend and engage in the training provided to help both you and your ECT(s) benefit from the programme. We hope you find the training useful and enjoy the programme.

How to register (for those eligible for DfE funded training):

It is the responsibility of your school’s induction tutor to register all ECTs and mentors on the DfE’s manage training for early career teachers service. This is the person within your school responsible for overseeing and leading on the Early Career Training programme.

Once the information has been validated, the registrations will pull through to our system. Please check with your induction tutor that they have registered you; if they have, you will receive a welcome email from us ([email protected]) with onboarding instructions. If you cannot see your welcome email, please ensure that you check your junk folder.

Should your induction tutor still need to register you, you will need to provide them with your:

  • First and last names
  • Date of birth
  • TRN – find your TRN here
  • Preferred email address (Please note: if your work email address is not yet live, we recommend using your personal email address, so you do not miss our onboarding communications)

How to register (for those not eligible for DfE funded training):

It is the responsibility of your school’s induction tutor to initiate the registration process for ECTs and mentors. This is the person within your school responsible for overseeing and leading on the Early Career Training programme.

To do this, they must reach out to a local delivery partner to establish a partnership for the academic year. Unlike at state-funded schools, ECTs and mentors should not be registered on the DfE’s manage training for early career teachers service. Instead, your delivery partner will register your ECT/mentor with us directly. Please check with your induction tutor that they have initiated the registration process.

How to onboard and gain Steplab access:

Once your induction tutor has registered you, and we have received your registration, you will receive a welcome email from [email protected]. You then need to take these steps to onboard:

1 - Create a MyECT account, ensuring your name and email address exactly match those in the welcome email from us.

  • Please search for your school using its URN, to ensure you select the correct one.

ECT schooltrust choice application form

  • If you already have a My Ambition or My Teacher Training account, please log in to your MyECT account with your existing username and password.
  • If you experience any issues logging in or can’t see your Steplab access form, please get in touch with us at [email protected].

2 - Complete your Steplab access form, under the Onboarding and EDI tab.

  • Please note your ECT(s) will have their own Steplab access form to complete
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3 - Once you have completed your Steplab access form, you will gain access to Steplab within 24 hours. Please take some time to explore Steplab!

Steplab is the online learning platform where you will be able to access programme materials and document your ECT’s progress. You can only access Steplab via your MyECT account, by clicking on the profile icon in the top-right hand corner of the homepage and selecting ‘Steplab’ in the drop-down menu.

If you are unable to access Steplab after completing the steps above, and after waiting 24 hours following submission of the Steplab access form, please get in touch with us: