Primary Early Career Teacher (ECT)

Location: Shropshire/Telford
Contract: Full-time
Start Date: September 2026

Are you an enthusiastic and committed Early Career Teacher looking to begin your teaching journey in a supportive and ambitious primary school?

We are seeking a passionate ECT to join our dedicated team in Tower Hamlets. This is an exciting opportunity to develop your teaching career within a welcoming school that places staff development, pupil achievement, and wellbeing at the heart of everything it does.

The Role

As an Early Career Teacher, you will:

• Deliver engaging and inclusive lessons that inspire a love of learning.
• Create a positive and nurturing classroom environment where all pupils can thrive.
• Assess, monitor, and support pupil progress effectively.
• Work collaboratively with experienced teachers, support staff, and school leaders.
• Contribute to the wider life of the school community.

What We Are Looking For

The successful candidate will:

• Hold Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or be on track to achieve it.
• Be passionate about primary education and committed to raising standards.
• Demonstrate excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Have high expectations for pupil achievement and behaviour.
• Be eager to learn, develop, and make a positive impact.

Whether you are completing your teacher training this year or seeking your first permanent teaching role, this position offers an excellent foundation for a successful and rewarding career in education.

Apply now to become part of a school where every child is encouraged to achieve their full potential and every teacher is supported to succeed.

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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