Early Career Teacher; Temporary

Position: Early Career Teacher (Temporary)
Early Career Teacher (Secondary)

Are you a UK-based Early Career Teacher looking for a supportive, rewarding start to your teaching career? Teach Now is working closely with a welcoming and ambitious secondary school in the London Borough of Brent that is seeking ECTs across a range of subject specialisms to join their team from September 2026.

The school is open to Early Career Teachers who have a preference for teaching Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, or Key Stage 5, allowing you to develop your strengths while gaining valuable classroom experience. This is a thriving, inclusive school with a strong sense of community, positive behaviour culture, and leadership that genuinely invests in staff development.

You’ll be joining a school that understands the importance of getting the ECT years right. Staff benefit from structured mentoring, collaborative departments, and a sensible approach to workload, all within a term-time-only working pattern (8:30am–4:00pm) that supports work-life balance.

The school offers:

• A supportive and experienced leadership team

• High-quality ECT mentoring and induction programme

• Flexibility to teach your preferred key stage (KS3, KS4 or KS5)

• A positive, inclusive school culture with strong staff wellbeing focus

• Opportunities for professional growth and long-term career progression

Role details:

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Contract:

Full-time, Temporary

• Salary: £37,868 – £56,154 per year (pay in line with teacher pay scales)

Important information:

• Applicants must be UK-based

• No visa sponsorship available

• QTS must be achieved by September 2026

If you’re an ECT looking for a strong, supportive school to begin your career, this Brent-based opportunity could be the perfect fit.

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