Early Career Teacher - EYFS

Your first classroom shouldn’t feel like a leap in the dark.

A supportive primary school in Gateshead is looking for an Early Career Teacher to join their EYFS team. This is a full-time role, 8.30am to 3.30pm
, with strong mentoring and clear routines already in place.

If you’ve recently completed your PGCE and want guidance, not guesswork, this could be your ideal first step.

• Teaching a small, well-supported EYFS class

• Working alongside an experienced parallel teacher

• Access to structured planning and shared resources

• Building routines with support from SLT and your mentor

• Growing your classroom confidence week by week

• Holds UK QTS and is completing or has completed ECT training

• Is eager to learn and open to feedback

• Brings warmth and creativity into Early Years

• Wants a school that helps you find your feet

• Dedicated ECT mentor

• Weekly support and coaching

• A calm, well-run Gateshead school

• Weekly PAYE pay

• Free CPD, including Thrive training

• 1:1 consultant support through your ECT journey

Your first role should build you up, not burn you out. Let’s find you the right start.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.
All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.
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