Early Career Teacher

Job Description

Are you graduating as an Early Career Teacher (ECT) this year and are looking for teaching work in September?

Whether you are looking for a full class planning role or would like to gain more experience in the classroom covering short-term and day-to-day supply needs – we can help you to secure your first teaching position.

Working as an Early Career Teacher (ECT), you will be expected to deliver engaging lessons to match the school’s teaching and learning strategies, work alongside support staff to ensure that the needs of all pupils are met, provide feedback to pupils in line with the school’s policy, communicate effectively with staff, pupils and parents and set clear expectations for behaviour and learning in the classroom.

We can offer you a variety of work in various schools, teaching across Early Years (EYFS), Key Stage 1 (KS1) and Key Stage 2 (KS2); giving you valuable teaching experience. We can even help to find you a school to support your ECT induction.

To apply for this Early Career Teacher (ECT, formally known as NQT) role you will need the following:

  • Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) qualification.
  • Experience teaching in a primary school such as on a placement.
  • Confidence in teaching primary lessons to all abilities.
  • A passion for education and a desire to create better outcomes for all of your students.
  • Be adaptable and reliable, reacting with confidence to new challenges.
  • A minimum of 2 excellent references required, including a school reference.

Working as an Early Career Teacher (formally known as NQT) for Flourish Education you will receive excellent benefits including:

  • A competitive salary of £125 to £153.85 per day which equates to £24,375 - £30,000 per annum based on working 5 days a week for the full school year and depending on experience.
  • The option of PAYE or Umbrella
  • Holiday Pay - for PAYE candidates you accrue this at 14.36% of your day rate.
  • Pension Contributions
  • Free Safeguarding Level 1, Prevent and FGM training.
  • Refer a Friend bonus scheme.
  • Regular contact throughout the registration process and once you are at work.
  • £100 welcome to the team bonus
  • Your own dedicated consultant who will spend time getting to know you to ensure you are placed in schools that you will thrive in
  • Free on-going CPD opportunities


We have strong links with a variety of Primary Schools in and around the South Birmingham area, including schools in Kings Heath, Highters Heath, Druids Heath, Maypole, Harborne, Acocks Green, Hall Green, Selly Oak, Bournbrook, Weoley Castle, Shenley Fields, Cotteridge, Kind Norton, Northfield, Longbridge, Cofton, Quinton, Bartley Green, Woodgate, Frankley, Hawkesley, Rubery, Rednal, Lickey, Barnt Green, Wythall and Hollywood.

If you are an Early Careers Teacher who is passionate about education and you are looking for your first teaching position, or looking for some additional experience, please apply now or call Lizzy Francis-Drummond at Flourish Education to find out more information.

Legal

Flourish Education Ltd is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects every candidate to share this commitment. All candidates are subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. Flourish Education is acting as an employment and business agency.