What skills and experience we're looking for Our ECT pool is perfect for you if you are looking for: • The opportunity to teach in any one of the 26 Primary Schools in the Rise MAT Trust • A commitment to excellence in education, grounded in research-led, high-quality provision for all learners • A Trust committed to the provision of cutting-edge CPD and staff collaboration • In-house ECT support and strong networking opportunities within the trust and beyond • A commitment to supporting your career development at every stage We are seeking candidates who are: • Passionate teachers, committed to giving pupils the best start in life • Self-motivated, driven individuals with high expectations of themselves and others • Forward-thinking professionals committed to evidence-led approaches to teaching and learning and their own professional learning • Team players keen to collaborate with others and get involved in the full life of the school What the school offers its staff In return we can offer you: • A comprehensive annual package of CPD written and delivered by experts • Access to our trust curriculum, giving you access to a range of high-quality teaching resources to help cut your workload • Regular opportunities to collaborate with fellow ECTs and experienced professionals • In-house Early Careers Framework provision, delivered in partnership with Ambition Institute and the Leicestershire & Rutland Teaching Hub • A trust committed to ensuring all are valued and respected, where everyone has a seat at the table and everyone has a voice Why join our ECT Pool? Rise MAT puts teacher development at the heart of everything we do because we know that great teachers change lives. All of our teachers, no matter the stage of their career, are provided with a comprehensive annual package of teaching and learning CPD, written and delivered by experts. In addition, our ECTs benefit from our partnership with Leicestershire and Rutland Teaching School Hub whom we work alongside to deliver the Early Careers Framework. This enables our ECTs to collaborate and network more regularly, fostering mutually beneficial professional relationships. We care passionately about the wellbeing and workload of our teachers and provide numerous ways to support the maintenance of a healthy work-life balance including the provision of an ambitious, evidence-led curriculum with comprehensive teaching resources provided. Curriculum alignment across our schools allows for meaningful collaboration between teachers no matter whether you work in a small rural setting or one of our larger urban schools. If you feel you have the drive, passion and commitment to make a difference to the lives of our pupils, we would love to hear from you! Commitment to safeguarding Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.