Join us as an ECT

At the heart of our commitment to early career teachers is a comprehensive, supportive mentorship programme designed to encourage professional growth and confidence. Each new teacher will be paired with a dedicated mentor who will meet regularly - either weekly or fortnightly - to provide targeted support and guidance. These structured mentor meetings create a safe, collaborative space to explore teaching strengths and strategically identify areas for development. Our mentorship approach goes beyond traditional supervision, with support provided both in and out of the classroom, ensuring a holistic development experience.

Our mentorship model is further enhanced by a multi-layered support system - early career teachers will receive direct guidance from their head of department and subject specialist teaching staff, creating a rich professional network of support.

CPD & PROFESSIONAL GROWTH
Professional growth is at the core of our philosophy and our CPD programme reflects this commitment. Every staff member, including our early career teachers, benefits from weekly, bespoke professional learning opportunities, carefully designed to support development.

These tailored sessions are not just additional training, but a structured pathway to excellence, ensuring that all colleagues - from newly qualified to experienced - have ongoing access to high-quality and relevant experiences.

In addition, our approach actively encourages and supports staff to pursue nationally recognised qualifications and advanced training programmes, creating a culture of continuous learning, innovation and personal growth that directly translates into outstanding educational experiences for our pupils.

CAREER PROGRESSION
At Bourne Education Trust, we actively cultivate internal talent, ensuring that our team members can pursue meaningful professional journeys.

Central to our career development philosophy is our active and successful secondment programme, which provides challenging opportunities for staff to explore diverse roles, gain cross-sector experience and develop a breadth of professional skills.

By encouraging internal mobility, providing clear progression routes, and investing in our employees' long-term career aspirations, we create a workplace where personal ambition and organisational growth are intrinsically linked. Our commitment is simple: to be an organisation where every team member can see a future filled with potential, challenge and meaningful professional development.

At the heart of our culture is a genuine commitment to colleague wellbeing and work-life balance.

Our comprehensive wellbeing programme goes far beyond traditional employee support, offering a range of initiatives designed to protect mental, physical and emotional health. From confidential counselling services and stress management workshops to online wellness and mindfulness resources, we are dedicated to creating an environment that values the wellbeing of our staff.

By prioritising employee wellness, we create a supportive, understanding workplace where staff feel valued, respected, and empowered to perform at their best. Our wellbeing strategies are not just policies, but a fundamental reflection of our belief that when our staff thrive personally, they can inspire and support our pupils to achieve extraordinary things.

At Bourne Education Trust, we believe that our most valuable asset is our people. To demonstrate our appreciation for your commitment, we offer a comprehensive range of benefits and rewards that go beyond just pay and remuneration. We understand that a fulfilling career also needs to consider your overall wellbeing, work-life balance, and the little extras that make your journey with us truly exceptional.

Our benefits include - a condensed school year; generous workplace pension (through the Teachers Pension Scheme); generous occupational sick pay; recognition policies; access to in-house, external and bespoke CPD (including nationally recognised qualifications) and access to our staff wellbeing scheme (examples of the services within this scheme include a 24/7 online GP service, employee assistance programme, online fitness classes and Cycle to Work scheme).

For the full rage of our benefits - please visit the benefits and rewards section of this website.

Salary

ECTs joining BET can expect the following starting salaries:

• Hampshire schools (National pay scale): From £31,650
• Surrey schools (Fringe pay scale): From £33,074
• Richmond schools (Outer London pay scale): From £36,412

Route 1

Check out our current vacancies section for school specific roles as they are advertised. 
 

Route 2 (Early ECT vacancies) - A new way to start your teaching career:

Alongside our traditional school-specific appointments, this year we have launched a brand new initiative which is specifically designed for ambitious graduates who value:

• The opportunity to secure your role early – guaranteeing a teaching position at a school within your preferred geographical location for September 2025
• Access to Trust-wide opportunities, which you may not have initially seen or considered
• Careful matching to a school that complements your skills and career aspirations – offering you the best start for your ECT journey – we will work closely with you and our schools to provide you with the best start to your career
• Comprehensive Early Career Framework (ECF) support and mentoring
• Trust-wide professional development opportunities
• Collaboration with experienced teachers across our family of schools and the opportunity to build relationships with your mentor and department early in the year before starting
• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Clear career progression pathways
• Opportunity to observe lessons and spend time in your matched school before you start.

What we are looking for:

Whichever route you choose we are looking for:

• Graduates (or soon-to-be graduates) with a passion for teaching
• Commitment to making a positive impact on young people's lives – we believe all children deserve a great education and this drives everything that we do
• Flexibility and openness to working within different school contexts (route 2 only).

Application process:

If you're excited about working with our Trust and are looking to secure your role for 2025, come and have a chat with us. Our application process is simple and takes less than 10 minutes to complete. Click on your preferred route below. Once in the vacancy listing click ‘Apply Now’ to tell us a bit more about you and your interests - all we need is your CV and for you to complete a short form - and then one of our team will be in touch about next steps (please note when completing the form, you can skip the most recent employer if you do not have one and just tell us about any placements completed or planned in the other relevant employment section).
 

Route 1 - Search and apply for your first role with Bourne Education Trust

Route 2 - Apply to our Early ECT scheme

Not ready to apply but want to find out more:

For an informal discussion about this new initiative, please email careers@bourne.education and we will be in touch.

Please note the information contained in this pack applies to both our Early ECT route (for applicants looking to secure a role early and only by geographical location) and our traditional school specific appointments which are advertised later in the academic year as vacancies arise in individual schools.

View or download our ECT information pack here