Early Career Teacher; Key Stage 2

Position: Early Career Teacher (Key Stage 2)
Early Career Teacher (Key Stage
2)

Contract Type:
Full-time Permanent

Start Date:

07/09/2025

Location:

Islington, London, UK
Salary: £40,317 per year (M1)
Salary will be paid at M1 in line with the Outer London Main Pay Scale and is suitable for an Early Career Teacher beginning their teaching career.

About the Role

Teach Now are recruiting on behalf of a small, friendly and highly supportive primary school in Islington that is looking to appoint a Key Stage 2 Early Career Teacher from September 2025. The year group is likely to be Year 3 or Year 4.

This school has a strong reputation for developing Early Career Teachers, providing exceptional mentoring, coaching and professional development within a welcoming and collaborative environment. Staff describe the school as having a real community feel, where teamwork, wellbeing and professional growth are genuinely prioritised.

Teachers at the school aim to deliver academic excellence alongside emotional intelligence, ensuring pupils are challenged, supported and encouraged to thrive both academically and personally.

Why This Is an Excellent Opportunity for ECTs

This school has a strong track record of supporting Early Career Teachers, many of whom have gone on to successful teaching careers and leadership roles.

ECTs at the school benefit from:

• A highly structured ECT induction programme using the Ambition Institute framework

• An experienced mentor with over eight years of teaching experience

• Weekly coaching sessions during the early stages of the induction programme

• Ongoing support from both the mentor and phase team, ensuring help is always available

• Leadership involvement in the induction process, including a dedicated induction tutor

• The school prides itself on being a place where teachers are never left to struggle and where professional development is embedded into everyday practice.

The Ideal Candidate

The school is looking for an Early Career Teacher who brings:

• Energy, enthusiasm and passion for teaching

• Strong emotional intelligence and relational skills

• A genuine commitment to supporting children’s development

• A reflective mindset and willingness to learn

• Applicants must hold Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or be on track to achieve QTS by September 2026.

• This role would suit an ECT who is excited by the opportunity to develop their career in a supportive school with high expectations and strong mentoring.

Our Client Can Offer You

• A warm, community-driven school environment

• Excellent ECT mentoring and professional development

• Strong academic outcomes and high expectations for pupils

• A supportive leadership team that prioritises staff wellbeing

• The opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a diverse and inclusive community

• Teachers benefit from protected PPA time (with additional time for ECTs), a friendly team and strong leadership support.

ECTs have access to structured planning resources such as White Rose Maths and CLPE, while still having the flexibility to adapt lessons. Workload is manageable through a live marking and verbal feedback approach, and classrooms are well supported with teaching assistants, HLTA support and one-to-one staff.

Why work via Teach Now?

Teach-Now are a widely recognised, education recruitment company. We pride ourselves on our high levels of customer service and professional development that we offer our teachers and support staff. We:

• Ensure that you will have your own dedicated consultant who will provide ongoing support and guidance.

• Offer an excellent ‘refer a friend’ scheme that pays you £150 for each candidate you refer to us after they have worked and been paid for their first 10 days.

• Pay in line with the Agency Worker Regulations (AWR) meaning you will be paid equally to a permanent employee.

• Give you access to a wide range of CPD training through our in-house team of experienced senior leaders

Application Process:

Do you feel you meet the criteria for this exciting opportunity? If so, please either apply below or contact Teach-Now directly. All applicants will require the appropriate qualification and training for this role. For teacher roles, we require a formally recognised teaching qualification. If you are not contacted within 2 working days, unfortunately, you have been unsuccessful for this role. However, we will keep your CV and continue to help you in your search for a job within education.

Good luck with your application, we look forward to hearing from you.

Teach Now operates stringent safer recruitment procedures.

We are committed to promoting equality and challenging discrimination. Teach Now is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post will be subject to an Enhanced DBS Clearance