Early Career Teacher - Gateshead

Your training prepared you for the classroom. Now it’s time to gain real-world experience.

Protocol Education is placing Early Career Teachers into primary schools across Gateshead for flexible and short-term teaching opportunities.

Working hours are 8.30am to 3.30pm.

This is an excellent opportunity to strengthen your classroom practice while maintaining balance and flexibility.

What Flexible Teaching Offers

• Control over the days you work

• Exposure to different year groups

• Experience across varied school environments

• Opportunity to focus purely on teaching

• No pressure to commit long-term

You decide your availability. We match you with suitable schools.

Why It Works for ECTs

Starting in supply allows you to:

• Refine behaviour management strategies

• Build confidence in lesson delivery

• Observe effective classroom routines

• Learn from experienced colleagues

• Develop resilience in a supportive way

This experience makes you a stronger candidate when applying for permanent roles.

What We’re Looking For

• UK QTS

• Flexible and professional approach

• Strong safeguarding knowledge

• Commitment to pupil progress

Why Choose Protocol Education

• Weekly PAYE pay

• Transparent communication

• Access to CPD Academy

• Supportive local consultant

You stay in control of your journey.

Apply today and start teaching in Gateshead with flexibility and confidence.

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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