

Early Career Teacher (ECT)
Just finished your PGCE and wondering what September will bring? We’ve got you.
Whether you’re looking to dip your toe into supply work or ready to take on your very own class, we’re working with lovely primary schools across South Gloucestershire that genuinely support Early Career Teachers as they find their feet.
From Longwell Green and Hanham to Kingswood, Downend and Mangotsfield, there are opportunities ready and waiting.
What’s on offer?
Day-to-day supply from £130 per day, perfect if you want flexibility, variety, and a chance to discover the schools that feel right for you.
Full class teacher roles paid to scale, with supportive leadership teams, experienced mentors, and schools that remember exactly what it felt like to be an ECT.
Your first teaching role shouldn’t feel like a leap in the dark. It should feel exciting, supported, and a little bit like finding your favourite seat in the staffroom.
What you'll need:
✅ Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or pending ECT completion
✅ An enhanced child-only DBS on the Update Service
✅ 24 months of professional references covering work in schools
✅ A positive attitude and a willingness to learn, grow, and get stuck in
Why work with Protocol Education?
Weekly PAYE pay, no umbrella companies, no faff
FREE access to our online CPD Academy
A dedicated consultant who actually gets to know you
Opportunities across mainstream and SEND settings
⚡ Simple registration and local placements close to home
A referral scheme that rewards you for recommending friends
Not Thrive trained yet? No problem. Ask us about our FREE Thrive training, a brilliant addition to your CV that helps you support children's emotional wellbeing and makes you even more attractive to schools.
Ready to make September your month? Let's find a role that makes those Sunday evenings feel a lot less Sunday-ish.
Get in touch today and let's kick-start your teaching journey together.
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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Protocol Education
Protocol Education
London, United Kingdom