Early Career Teachers (ECTs) – Your Teaching Journey Starts Here
Location: Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Salary: Pay to scale
Contract: Full-time or long-term supply
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Your first classroom. Your kind of support. Your way.
You’ve done the hard work — the essays, the placements, the sleepless nights before observations — and now it’s time to do what you’ve been training for: teach.
At Protocol Education, we connect brilliant new teachers like you with schools that don’t just tick boxes, but truly nurture Early Career Teachers. We know that your first role can shape your whole career, so we make sure it’s the right one.
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What’s waiting for you
* Supportive schools that understand the ECT journey – from mentoring to manageable workloads
* Tailored placements that match your subject, phase, and location preferences
* Dedicated consultants who actually listen (and never leave you hanging)
* FREE CPD and Thrive training to boost your classroom confidence and wellbeing
* Weekly pay through PAYE, with no umbrella companies or hidden fees
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What you’ll be doing
* Teaching your specialist subject with passion, clarity, and care
* Building great routines and relationships that help your class thrive
* Contributing fresh ideas and energy to your department
* Learning, growing, and being supported every step of the way
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What we’re looking for
* UK QTS (Qualified Teacher Status)
* Positive, proactive attitude with a desire to develop
* Strong classroom presence and commitment to inclusive learning
* A genuine enthusiasm for making a difference — one lesson at a time
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Why start your career with Protocol Education?
Because we get it. Your first role shouldn’t feel like being thrown in the deep end.
We help you find schools that offer the structure, mentoring, and encouragement that every ECT deserves. Whether you want a permanent post, a term-long placement, or a chance to explore different schools before committing — we’ll help you build your ideal start in teaching.
We’ve placed thousands of ECTs across the UK who’ve gone on to become subject leads, SEN specialists, and even headteachers. Yours could be the next success story.
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✨ What you’ll get with us:
* Friendly, honest advice from consultants who know education
* Full interview prep and career guidance
* Access to our online CPD Academy with hundreds of free courses
* Support for SEND, mainstream, and alternative settings
* A real community of educators who cheer each other on
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Your next step
Your first teaching job doesn’t have to be a leap in the dark.
Let’s make it the start of something brilliant.
Apply today: Send your CVs to Aniket.mistryprotocol-education OR call me on 0113 541 7185.
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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