🧑‍🏫 Early Career Teachers Opportunities

Secondary Schools (Wolverhampton & Surrounding Areas)

Short‑Term & Long‑Term Roles Available

Are you an Early Career Teacher (ECT) looking to grow in confidence, build valuable classroom experience, and secure a role that supports your development? Zest Education is currently recruiting passionate and dedicated secondary ECTs for a range of placements across Birmingham and the surrounding areas.

Whether you’d like to explore different school settings or step straight into a longer‑term teaching post, we have immediate and September opportunities available.

About the Roles

As a Secondary ECT working with Zest Education, you will:

• Teach within your specialist subject across KS3–KS4
• Develop your practice in supportive, well‑structured school environments
• Build positive relationships with pupils and staff
• Deliver engaging, high‑quality lessons that motivate learners of all abilities
• Gain experience that can contribute directly toward your ECT induction

We work with a broad range of secondary schools—from large academies to smaller community schools—giving you the flexibility to find the environment where you’ll thrive.

Who We’re Looking For

We welcome applications from ECTs who are:

• Passionate about teaching and improving young people’s outcomes
• Adaptable, confident, and eager to develop professionally
• Strong communicators with good behaviour‑management skills
• Able to plan and deliver well‑structured lessons within their specialist subject
• Working towards or already holding QTS through a UK‑recognised route

Whether you’re in your first or second ECT year, Zest Education is here to support you every step of the way.

Why Choose Zest Education?

When you join us, you’ll benefit from:

• A dedicated consultant who supports your teaching goals
• Access to a wide range of secondary roles across Wolverhampton
• Competitive rates of pay
• Ongoing professional development and guidance
• A friendly, supportive team passionate about helping new teachers succeed

Interested?

To apply or learn more, email Abigail at [email removed],
or click Apply at the top of the page to submit your details.

Safeguarding

Zest Education is an APSCo‑audited agency committed to safeguarding children. All candidates must:

• Hold or be willing to obtain an Enhanced DBS
• Be registered on (or willing to join) the DBS Update Service
• Provide references covering the last two years
• Successfully pass all mandatory safeguarding checks

Minimum Requirement: Recent school‑based or youth‑based experience within the last 5 years (UK curriculum).
Salary: Dependent on experience, training, and qualifications.
Contract Type: Temporary supply work.

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