All state-funded schools offering statutory induction will receive additional funding to deliver the ECF reforms.
The funding will cover:
- 5% off timetable in the second year of induction for all early career teachers to undertake induction activities including training and mentoring
- Mentors for early career teachers in the second year of induction – this is based on 20 hours of mentoring across the academic year
| Funding (year 2) | England (excluding the London Area) | Inner London Area | Outer London Area | Fringe Area |
| Rounded cost per Early Career Teacher | £1,200 | £1,500 | £1,400 | £1,300 |
| Rounded cost per mentor | £900 | £1,100 | £1,000 | £900 |
| Total | £2,100 | £2,600 | £2,400 | £2,200 |
Funding is calculated by taking the average salary of mentors and early career teachers, split by region, and uses the hourly rate to calculate a total funding figure.
Schools using a DfE-funded, provider-led programme (FIP) will also receive additional funding for mentor backfill for time off timetable for training, as follows:
| Mentor’s unit cost (years 1 and 2 time off timetable for training) | England (excluding the London area) | Inner London area | Outer London area | Fringe area |
| 36h cost (2 years of training) | £1576.10 | £1929.24 | £1737.14 | £1623.24 |