Early Career Teacher (ECT)

Job Title: Early Career Teacher (ECT) – Complete Your ECT Through Supply Teaching
Location: Gateshead
Hours: 08:30–15:30, Monday – Friday
Start: September
Pay: £135 per day

Early Career Teacher (ECT) – Complete Your ECT Through Supply Teaching

Are you an Early Career Teacher looking for a flexible way to complete your ECT while gaining experience across a variety of schools? Milk Education is working with a network of welcoming primary schools across Gateshead, offering ECTs the opportunity to complete their statutory induction through long-term and supply teaching placements.

Whether you’re looking to build confidence, experience different school settings, or find the right permanent role, this is an excellent opportunity to develop your teaching career with ongoing support every step of the way.

Early Career Teacher (ECT) – Role Overview

As an Early Career Teacher, you will deliver high-quality lessons across your allocated year group or subject, creating engaging learning experiences that support pupil progress. Through long-term supply placements, you will have the opportunity to complete your ECT induction while receiving ongoing support from both the school and your dedicated Milk Education consultant.

This role is ideal for newly qualified teachers looking to gain experience, build confidence, and establish themselves within local schools before securing a permanent position.

Early Career Teacher (ECT) – Key Responsibilities

Teaching & Learning

• Plan and deliver engaging lessons in line with the National Curriculum
• Create a positive, inclusive, and stimulating classroom environment
• Adapt teaching to meet the needs of all learners, including pupils with SEND and additional learning needs
• Assess, monitor, and record pupil progress effectively
• Promote high expectations for learning, behaviour, and achievement

Classroom Management

• Build positive relationships with pupils to encourage engagement and confidence
• Maintain effective classroom behaviour in line with school policies
• Support pupils’ social, emotional, and academic development
• Create a safe and supportive learning environment

Professional Practice

• Work collaboratively with teaching staff, senior leaders, and support staff
• Participate in school life and professional development opportunities where appropriate
• Meet the Teachers’ Standards as part of your ECT induction
• Safeguard and promote the welfare of all pupils

Early Career Teacher (ECT) – Essential Criteria

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or pending QTS completion
• Eligible to complete your Early Career Teacher (ECT) induction
• A genuine passion for teaching and inspiring young people
• Strong classroom management and communication skills
• A flexible and positive approach to working across different school settings
• A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children
• Must live locally to Gateshead—no relocation

Early Career Teacher (ECT) – Why Work with Milk Education?

Milk Education are an eco-friendly, purpose-driven supply agency, driven to make a change, with a mission to be the MOST REWARDING agency to work both with and for.

Benefits to YOU:

• Excellent rates of pay
• Opportunity to complete your ECT through long-term supply placements
• Health and wellbeing support
• Free lesson plans and teaching resources
• 24/7 access to your dedicated consultant
• CPD and training support sessions
• Referral programme
• Support and guidance towards securing a permanent teaching role

Early Career Teacher (ECT) – Apply Now

If you’re ready to kick-start your teaching career and complete your ECT through rewarding supply placements in Gateshead, we’d love to hear from you.

Please email your CV to: [email removed]

Milk Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We are APSCo Compliance+ accredited, meeting the highest standards in safer recruitment. All applicants will be subject to compliance checks in line with DfE, Keeping Children Safe in Education and APSCo guidelines. 

Milk Education is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age. By applying, you agree to our Privacy Policy, available on our website. Milk Education is acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy.

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