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Primary Early Career Teacher Opportunities - East Lancashire

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Primary Early Career Teacher (ECT) Opportunities – East Lancashire Start Your Teaching Career with Teaching Personnel

Are you a Primary Early Career Teacher (ECT) ready to begin your journey in the classroom? Teaching Personnel is working with a variety of welcoming and supportive primary schools across East Lancashire to help you secure your first role and build a successful teaching career.

Areas We Support We work with schools across key locations in East Lancashire, including:

  • Burnley

  • Blackburn

  • Accrington

  • Nelson

  • Colne

  • Clitheroe

  • Bacup, Rawtenstall & wider Rossendale

Whether you’re looking for a role close to home or want to explore different school environments, we can match you with the right opportunity.

About the Role Our partner primary schools are seeking passionate ECTs across EYFS, KS1 and KS2 for roles such as:

  • Day-to-day supply to gain varied classroom experience

  • Long-term placements within one school

  • Temp-to-perm roles leading to permanent positions

What Teaching Personnel Can Offer We understand how important your first teaching role is, and we’re here to support you throughout your ECT journey:
  • Access to a wide network of supportive primary schools across East Lancashire

  • Opportunities matched to your preferred key stage, location, and career goals

  • Competitive weekly pay via PAYE

  • Free and ongoing CPD and training opportunities

  • A dedicated consultant to guide and support you throughout your placements

  • Flexible work to help you build confidence before committing to a permanent role

Supporting Your ECT Induction Teaching Personnel has a proven track record of supporting Primary ECTs by:
  • Successfully placing ECTs into permanent teaching roles, allowing them to complete and sign off their ECT induction

  • Partnering with schools that provide strong mentoring and structured support

  • Helping you build classroom confidence and develop your teaching style

Who We’re Looking For • Primary-trained teachers with QTS (or pending qualification)
  • Enthusiastic and committed individuals ready to make a difference

  • A passion for delivering engaging lessons across the primary curriculum

  • Strong behaviour management skills or a desire to develop them

Ready to Take the First Step? If you're a Primary ECT looking to start your career in East Lancashire, Teaching Personnel is here to help you succeed.

Apply today and let us help you secure the right role to launch your teaching career.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website for 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.
Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with 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 all our registered candidates FREE child protection and prevent duty training. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided.
For details of our privacy policy, please visit the Teaching Personnel website.

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