Are you a final-year Primary Education student or trainee teacher looking to gain real classroom experience before you officially begin your ECT year?

This welcoming Gateshead primary school is offering a flexible Early Years teaching opportunity designed specifically for university students who are about to graduate. You can choose your working days around lectures, placements, or assignment deadlines — while gaining invaluable Reception and Nursery classroom experience and earning weekly pay.

This is the perfect stepping stone between university and your first permanent teaching role.

The Role

• Support within Nursery or Reception classrooms

• Deliver small group phonics and early literacy sessions

• Assist with structured play and adult-led learning

• Gain experience with behaviour routines and safeguarding

• Observe experienced teachers and build classroom confidence

• Gradually take on more teaching responsibility as you feel ready

What’s Already in Place

• Experienced EYFS teachers mentoring you daily

• Clear routines and established planning systems

• TA support within class

• Flexible scheduling to suit your university timetable

• Weekly pay

• Opportunity to transition into a full ECT role

Who This Is Perfect For

• Final-year students

• Graduates awaiting QTS confirmation

• Students wanting paid classroom experience

• Aspiring Early Years specialists

Why This Opportunity Stands Out

• Choose your working days

• Gain real teaching experience before September

• Build confidence in a supportive setting

• Strengthen your CV before applying for permanent roles

• Potential long-term ECT opportunity available

Earn while you learn and start building your Early Years career in a supportive Gateshead primary school.

Apply now to secure flexible graduate teaching work.

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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