EYFS ECT - Early Years Teacher

Are you a Primary ECT with a passion for Early Years education and child-centred learning?

This inclusive Gateshead primary school is seeking an enthusiastic Reception Teacher to join its dedicated EYFS team. The school promotes structured routines alongside creative, play-based learning to support social, emotional, and academic development.

• Reception class teacher

• Deliver engaging indoor and outdoor provision

• Support phonics and early literacy development

• Plan collaboratively within the EYFS team

• Track progress using observational assessment

• Foster a positive, inclusive classroom culture

• Dedicated EYFS Lead mentor

• Weekly check-ins

• Shared planning systems

• TA support

• Reduced ECT timetable

• Clear safeguarding and welfare policies

• Access to ongoing CPD

• QTS

• ECT status

• Understanding of early child development

• Commitment to inclusive practice

• Reflective and positive mindset

• Weekly pay

• FREE Early Years CPD

• Structured induction programme

• Strong leadership presence

• Permanent employment opportunity

• Long-term progression within EYFS or KS1

This is an exciting opportunity to start your ECT year in a well-supported Early Years setting in Gateshead.

Apply now.

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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