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Designing induction and onboarding programmes for new educators: Phases, mentors and feedback

A ready-made course, live deck and two surveys for induction leads. AhaSlides tracks progress, completion and scores for you. 35 minutes, 6 lessons. Last reviewed 21 October 2026; not legal advice.

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Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck. 11 fields to fill in with your own policy, contacts and locations; each one is highlighted inside the course.

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Completion is tracked for you

Learners sign in to take the course, so every start, finish and score is recorded in AhaSlides. No spreadsheet to keep.

  • Who has finished

    See who has not started, who is in progress and who has completed the course.

  • Every score

    Each learner's answers to the quizzes and activities in the course.

  • What landed

    Survey results show what people took away, and the 30-day check-in shows whether they use it.

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6 lessons, about 35 minutes

What learners can do at the end of each lesson. Minutes are an estimate.

  • Lesson 1: Why a good first week is not enough · 7 min

    Before you begin · Two starters, one programme · What does ready mean?

  • Lesson 2: Induction goals and what must be in it · 6 min

    What induction is for · Terms · Check

  • Lesson 3: Build a phased first-term plan · 6 min

    Five steps · The first-term calendar · Overload check

  • Lesson 4: Grey areas: mentors, overload and mixed signals · 6 min

    Mentor or line manager? · Too much, too soon · Check

  • Lesson 5: Speak up and improve the programme · 6 min

    Who to ask · Ask the starters · Your next step

  • Lesson 6: Final assessment and completion · 4 min

    Your next steps · Practice

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Common questions

Yes. The course, the live deck and both surveys are free. Claiming the template into your AhaSlides account is free too.

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

Before each intake of new educators, when a new mentor pool is recruited, and after the first term's feedback is in.

Induction leads, mentors, line managers and academy managers who design or run induction for new and early career educators; run by a staff-development lead with L&D. Assigned by an employer (school group, academy trust, training provider or university) to the adults who build and run induction.

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

Your own details, each highlighted inside the course:
  • Ld contact
  • Training standards link
  • Concern route
  • Support and adjustments route
  • Statutory induction rule
  • LMS or record system
  • Next course link
  • Course URL
  • Live session URL
Then edit anything else you like: wording, scenarios, your logo.
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