Early Career Teacher (ECT) – Primary | Bristol | September Start

Start Your Primary Teaching Career with Protocol Education

Have you recently completed your QTS and teaching placements and are ready to take the next step in your teaching career?

Protocol Education is looking for enthusiastic and dedicated Early Career Teachers (ECTs) to join primary schools across Bristol, with exciting opportunities available from September.

Whether you're looking for your first teaching role or want to explore different primary school settings, we can help you find an opportunity that matches your strengths and career goals.

Your Role

As a Primary ECT, you will:

• Plan and deliver engaging, age-appropriate lessons.
• Support pupils' academic, social and emotional development.
• Create a positive, inclusive and stimulating classroom environment.
• Manage classroom behaviour effectively.
• Assess and monitor pupil progress.
• Adapt teaching to meet different learning needs.
• Build strong relationships with pupils, parents and colleagues.
• Work collaboratively with the wider school team.

We are looking for:

• UK QTS completed or awarded.
• Successful completion of primary teaching placements.
• A genuine passion for primary education.
• Strong communication and classroom management skills.
• A positive, enthusiastic and adaptable approach.
• Commitment to developing your teaching practice.
• Enhanced DBS on the Update Service or willingness to apply.

Previous experience working with children, including TA, volunteering or school-based experience, is highly desirable.

Why work with Protocol Education?

• ✅ Primary teaching opportunities across Bristol.
• ✅ Full-time, long-term and permanent positions.
• ✅ Competitive weekly PAYE pay.
• ✅ Dedicated consultant support.
• ✅ Free CPD and professional development.
• ✅ Support throughout your ECT journey.
• ✅ Opportunities to gain experience in a range of primary school settings.

Location: Bristol
Role: Early Career Teacher – Primary
⏰ Contract: Full-Time / Long-Term / Permanent
Start Date: September

Ready to begin your teaching career?

If you've completed your QTS and primary teaching placements and are ready to step into your first teaching role, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today and let Protocol Education support you in starting a successful career in primary education!

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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