Early Career Teacher (ECT)

Limebrook Primary School and Nursery, Maldon, Essex, CM9 6NE

32 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  13 April 2026 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  12 March 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 Monthly M1

Early Career Teacher (ECT) job summary

ECT required for Sept 2026

Full-Time

Salary: M1 - starting at £32,916

We are looking for a passionate and hardworking ECT to join part of the foundation team at Limebrook Primary School and Nursery. The ideal candidate will be willing to give their best for the children and keen to be developed further in their teaching practice.

Being an ECT at Limebrook Primary School & Nursery means you will get an experienced mentor to support you all the way through your ECT journey. With weekly training, development, support and sessions that help develop your confidence and expertise as a teacher. Our ECTs also have the benefits of two weeks in depth training at the end of summer term to get them ready for their September start.

We are a warm, friendly school and team, with wonderful children and supportive parents. Children are motivated to learn, are exceptionally well behaved and deserve the best that we can give them.

We have outstanding opportunities, support in your induction and excellent professional development as you begin your career in teaching.

Please note we offer a July start for potential ECT’s to ensure a strong induction and so that ECT’s can get paid over the summer break.

We can offer you:

• career progression and leadership opportunities

• additional non-contact time for teaching staff- over and above statutory PPA time; this equates to 15% non-contact time for class teacher

• unlimited access to CPD and career development through providers such as The National College and The Key.

• a dynamic, dedicated team of teachers and support staff who want the best for their children

• enthusiastic, friendly and aspirational children who are determined to make the most of their schooling

• a vibrant and rapidly improving school with rewards and opportunities for motivated and committed individuals

• Lion Pathways Curriculum

• Employee Assistance programme for you and your immediate family

• Perks at Work discounted cinema tickets, travel

We welcome all prospective candidates to arrange a school visit and to talk to a member of our Senior Leadership team about this exciting career opportunity.

The Trust/School is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and people, and the successful applicant must provide satisfactory references and will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service disclosure, along with all relevant safeguarding checks.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Limebrook Primary School and Nursery

• School type: Free School, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 113 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Limebrook Primary School and Nursery website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/limebrook-primary-school-and-nursery

Limebrook Primary School and Nursery offers places for all nursery aged children (0-5) and for children starting primary school in Reception.

Offering 30 places in Reception and up to 56 places in the nursery - with extended hours and wrap-around care being on offer from the first day to support local, working parents who are looking for a convenient, quality-based childcare service to meet their needs.

The school boasts fantastic outdoor and indoor facilities, a multi-use games area, large playing fields, spacious classrooms all kitted out with the high-quality resources and IT that we demand for every setting. Our nursery spaces blend both play and learning, and give equal importance to indoor and external learning opportunities.

At all times, our focus is on ensuring our schools are safe and engaging places for learning to take place and our focus on site security and safeguarding means you can confidently leave your child with us, knowing they will be receiving the best possible learning and care while in Limebrook Primary School.

The whole Trust educational offer starts in nursery and we look forward to showing what we mean we say “Your child, our priority” to parents.

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