The ITTECF Through a D&T Lens
Wed 28 Jan
|Microsoft Teams
This session is for mentors working with trainees and early career teachers (ECT), and explores how to apply the framework through a design and technology (D&T) specific lens, helping new teachers build a deeper understanding of the subject’s purpose, pedagogy and place in the curriculum.
Time & Location
28 Jan 2026, 17:00 – 18:00
Microsoft Teams
Guests
About the event
Design and Technology Teacher Education Group (DTTEG ) is excited to present this first event of 2026!
Suitable for: school-based ITT and ECT mentors, Induction Leads, Lead Mentors, experienced D&T teachers, Heads of Department, Senior Leaders.
Design and technology (D&T) deserves more than a one‑size‑fits‑all approach and so do the teachers who deliver it. Many mentors, trainees and early career teachers (ECT) have shared that the initial teacher training early career framework (ITTECF - previously the CCF/ECF) often feels too generic, leaving them without the subject‑specific guidance needed to truly understand the unique nature, pedagogy and purpose of D&T in schools.
This practical session for mentors and others working with trainees and ECTs, tackles that gap head‑on. Drawing on extensive experience working with trainees, ECTs, mentors, school centred ITT (SCITT) and university-based providers, we’ll explore how the ITTECF can become a powerful, subject‑specific tool for developing confident, reflective and expert…