Ects

ECT Opportunities - Barnsley

Kickstart Your Secondary Teaching Career with Paid Classroom Experience

Flexible Supply & Long-Term Opportunities | Ideal for PGCE & QTS Students

Are you completing your PGCE or QTS this year and preparing to begin your career as an Early Career Teacher (ECT)?

Milk Education is working in partnership with a number of welcoming and supportive secondary schools across Barnsley to recruit enthusiastic future teachers. Whether you're looking to gain paid classroom experience after your final placement or hoping to secure a long-term role ahead of the new academic year, we have opportunities to suit your aspirations.

This is an excellent opportunity to build your confidence, broaden your classroom experience, and develop your teaching practice while earning competitive daily rates.

Working Hours: Monday-Friday | 8:30am - 4:00pm

Start Date: Flexible to fit around the completion of your university placements

Contract Types: Day-to-day supply, short-term cover, and long-term placements available

• Deliver engaging lessons within your specialist subject across Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4, with opportunities in Key Stage 5 where appropriate.
• Inspire and motivate students to achieve their full potential.
• Apply your subject knowledge to deliver lessons in line with the National Curriculum.
• Develop your confidence in classroom management and behaviour strategies.
• Adapt teaching to meet the needs of all learners, including students with SEND.
• Create a positive, inclusive, and engaging learning environment.
• Build strong relationships with students, colleagues, and parents/carers.
• Gain experience across a range of secondary schools to help you find the right setting for your ECT induction.

• Final-year PGCE students specializing in Secondary Education.
• Undergraduate students completing QTS.
• Future Early Career Teachers looking to gain paid classroom experience before securing their first teaching post.
• Trainee teachers who want to experience different secondary school environments.
• Graduates seeking long-term or permanent teaching opportunities for the new academic year.

• Gain valuable classroom experience before starting your ECT induction.
• Strengthen your confidence in lesson delivery, behaviour management, and assessment.
• Experience a variety of supportive secondary schools across Barnsley.
• Increase your chances of securing a long-term or permanent teaching role.
• Receive ongoing career guidance and support from dedicated education recruitment specialists.

Milk Education is a purpose-led, eco-friendly education agency committed to supporting the next generation of teachers.

When you join us, you'll benefit from:

• Competitive daily rates of pay.
• Flexible work to fit around your availability.
• Access to day-to-day, short-term, and long-term teaching opportunities.
• Free CPD, including Safeguarding, Behaviour Management, SEND, and professional development training.
• Access to lesson plans, classroom resources, and teaching materials.