Reception Teacher - Early Years ECT

Are you completing your teacher training and looking for a supportive EYFS ECT role where your development is prioritised from day one?

This forward-thinking Gateshead primary school is investing in Early Years provision and seeking a confident, reflective Reception Teacher to join their team. The Early Years environment is well‑resourced, structured, and led by an experienced EYFS Lead committed to mentoring new teachers.

• Full class responsibility within Reception
• Deliver the EYFS curriculum through purposeful play
• Support early language and communication development
• Implement structured phonics sessions
• Use ongoing assessment to inform next steps
• Engage with families to support home learning

• Weekly mentor meetings
• Shared EYFS planning time
• TA classroom support
• Reduced ECT timetable
• Observation and feedback cycle
• Clear daily routines and behaviour systems

• QTS
• ECT eligible
• Knowledge of the EYFS framework
• Strong organisational skills
• Passion for early development and inclusion

• Weekly pay
• FREE phonics and early reading CPD
• Supportive SLT
• Manageable workload expectations
• Permanent contract potential
• Opportunity to grow into Early Years leadership

Begin your Early Career Teacher journey in a Gateshead primary school that values Early Years education and invests in its teachers.

Apply today.

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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