Early Career Teacher (ECT)

Norton Road Primary School, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 2NX

41 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  28 April 2026 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  18 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 Annually (FTE)

Early Career Teacher (ECT) job summary

Norton Road Primary School would like to appoint an ambitious and innovative full time Early Career Teacher to join our teaching and learning team.

Norton Road Primary is a successful, primary school with a track-record for providing good support and career development opportunities for its teaching staff. We take pride in what we do and we can confidently say that our staff to be some of the best in town. If you would like to join our fantastic staff team and the amazing work we do here with our pupils, you will need to show the following-

The successful candidate will:

• Be passionate about making a real difference to the lives of our children;
• Be committed to continually raising standards in teaching and learning;
• Provide a nurturing and stimulating classroom environment where all pupils thrive;
• Take part in seeking and working on own development and support the development of others;
• Plan and teach lessons that engage, motivate and inspire children to achieve their utmost best;
• Communicate effectively with parents and other stakeholders;
• Make positive connections and contributions to the local community as part of the staff team.

We are proud to offer:

• Enthusiastic, polite, well-mannered pupils who enjoy undertaking challenges and experiences that we offer;
• A friendly, dedicated staff team who believe in teamwork and building positive relationships across the school, and in the local community.
• High quality development programme with induction programmes for all new staff and bespoke ECT induction with experienced, nurturing mentors.
• Excellent CPD opportunities beyond your ECT years.
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme including free counselling.
• A friendly and supportive team who pull together and support each other at all times;
• A healthy work-life balance which we take very seriously and manage well whilst still providing top of the range education for our pupils;
• Excellent ongoing CPD programme tailored to your needs to equip you to be the best while your work at Norton Road and beyond in future posts.
• A dedicated and supportive leadership team that will work with you to help you settle and focus on developing yourself by focusing on your strengths and supporting you to develop your areas of need, if needed.

Potential candidates are encouraged to contact, the school on 01582 571169, to discuss the post and to arrange a visit to the school for you to be able to fully understand the uniqueness of Norton Road Primary School. This does not form part of the recruitment process.

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 Norton Road Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 5 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 356 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Norton Road Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/norton-road-primary-school

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