About the role
Role: ECT Primary Teacher.
Location: Manchester.
Start Date: September 2026 or sooner if looking for work before Summer.
Contract: Long-term with Daily and Short Term Opportunities available.
Salary: £600 – £800 per week (dependent on experience and scale point).
Qualification: QTS required.
The School and Role
Are you an Early Career Teacher completing your PGCE or Primary Education degree this summer and ready to start your teaching journey in Manchester from September 2026? We are seeking ambitious and adaptable graduates for opportunities within Nursery, Reception, Year 1 to Year 6, including short-term cover, ongoing placements and permanent pathways across a range of friendly local schools.
If you want to broaden your experience, explore different settings, or secure a consistent post for the new academic year, we can match you with vacancies that suit your goals.
You will strengthen your teaching practice, gain exposure to varied classroom environments, enhance behaviour strategies, and deliver inspiring learning based on the English primary curriculum. You’ll also receive ongoing guidance from experienced consultants and school teams.
Perfect for candidates searching for:
1. ECT jobs Manchester.
2. Primary teaching vacancies Manchester.
3. Reception teacher jobs September 2026.
4. Year 1 teacher roles Manchester.
5. Year 6 teacher vacancies.
6. Graduate education jobs Manchester.
7. School cover work Manchester.
Requirements
To be considered for these opportunities, you should have:
8. QTS or be on track to achieve QTS this summer.
9. A genuine enthusiasm for supporting pupils from Early Years through Year 6.
10. Sound understanding of curriculum expectations within primary education.
11. Confidence communicating clearly and taking responsibility for a class.
12. Professional, dependable and adaptable approach.
13. Ability to form strong working relationships with children and colleagues.
14. Availability from September 2026 for flexible assignments or extended posts.
Salary is dependent on experience, training or qualifications. The minimum experience, training or qualifications required for this position are:
15. QTS
16. Experience
Vision for Education is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. We take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All staff we register will undertake thorough interviewing and referencing checks and hold, or be prepared to undergo, an Enhanced DBS check that must be registered on the Update Service.
What Vision for Education offer
17. As a valued employee of Vision for Education, you will receive:
18. Excellent daily rates paid weekly by our in-house Payroll team using the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) system.
19. Guaranteed pay scheme (subject to availability and qualifying criteria).
20. Pension contributions (subject to a qualifying period).
21. Full compliance with AWR (Agency Workers’ Regulations), to make sure you get the pay and working conditions you are entitled to.
22. FREE training to help with your professional development such as Team Teach training, online webinars and safeguarding and child protection updates.
23. Generous refer a friend or colleague bonus scheme.
24. Access to a dedicated consultant, who will provide ongoing support.
About Vision for Education
25. Vision for Education is a market-leading education recruitment and supply agency committed to the learning and development of young people. With branches across the country, we are an employer of choice for high-quality primary, secondary and SEND teaching and support staff.
26. Vision for Education do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.