Welcome to the Early Career Hub

The Early Career Hub is our one-stop shop for trainee teachers, early career teachers, and those involved in supporting, coaching and mentoring those new to the profession. 

Whether seeking top tips on how to maintain a work-life balance and manage workload and wellbeing, or more specialised advice on key approaches in those first days in the classroom, we’ve got you covered. 

Content is helpfully linked to strands of the Initial Teacher Training and Early Career Framework, and includes accessible research articles on essential topics such as using technology, providing feedback and understanding how pupils learn.

If you are visiting for the first time, make sure you’ve signed up for Chartered College membership to make sure you can access all resources and receive ongoing CPD resources. You can sign up for just £1 as a trainee teacher, and membership is half price for ECTs – or may even be covered by your school.  You might find it helpful use the Early Career Teacher member workbook below to support your professional learning journey on our site – it is designed to help you make the most of the resources below and help you effectively plan your ongoing professional development.

Making the most of the Early Career Hub

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Upcoming Events

Upcoming events that may be of interest to trainee and early career teachers

Join us for a range of panels, roundtables and an opportunity to contribute to a policy brief. The aim is to influence and suggest recommendations to support the career development and progression of South Asian and GEM educators within the educator workforce, whether that be in mainstream, further or higher education.

November 20, 2026
11:00 am
Free
  • Centre for Educational Neuroscience , 
  • External Organisation

This interactive session will bring together leading researchers and education professionals to discuss the latest developments in educational neuroscience and their relevance for classroom practice.

October 12, 2026
5:00 pm
Free
  • Chartered College of Teaching
  • Assessment

This webinar discusses some of the principles of oracy assessment such as assessing oracy skills themselves and also assessing curriculum subjects through oracy, including formative assessment. The second part of the webinar looks at some practical strategies for assessing oracy in the classroom.

Members Only
November 11, 2026
4:00 pm
Free