Reception ECT

Are you a passionate Early Career Teacher ready to inspire young learners at the very start of their education journey?

This welcoming Gateshead primary school is seeking a Reception Teacher to join its experienced Early Years team. The school provides structured routines, high-quality resources, and clear guidance to ensure ECTs feel confident and supported.

• Full class responsibility within Reception
• Deliver the EYFS curriculum
• Support phonics, early maths, and language development
• Plan collaboratively with colleagues
• Use formative assessment to guide learning
• Maintain a safe and stimulating classroom environment

• Weekly mentor coaching
• Reduced teaching timetable
• TA support
• Shared planning time
• Clear policies and expectations
• Access to regular CPD

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
• ECT status
• Knowledge of EYFS framework
• Strong classroom organisation skills

• Weekly pay
• FREE professional development
• Permanent employment opportunity
• Supportive leadership team
• Manageable workload
• Long‑term progression opportunities

Start your Early Years teaching career in a Gateshead primary school committed to developing confident and capable teachers.

Apply now to secure this EYFS ECT role.

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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