Aspiring Teachers - Supply Teacher; no Teaching Qualification

Position: Aspiring Teachers - Become a Supply Teacher (no Teaching Qualification
If you are considering undertaking a PGCE or other route into teaching, Protocol Education are offeringpaud work in Secondary Schools to talented, passionate educators. Working withus as a Cover Superisor / Unqualified Supply Teacher (either part time around studies / other work, or full-time), gives you valuable classroom and life experience, and requires no teaching qualifications - just the right character and confidence to work with young people.

We work with talented professionals seeking a career change, and undergraduates from University of Bristol and University of West England, who want to earn as they build up fantastic skills on their CV. You can begin as a Teaching Assistant and work your way up to Cover Supervisor / Unqualified Teaching roles should you want to.

The Role

As an Unqualified Supply Teacher, you’ll step in when a teacher is absent. You’re not expected to teach new content.

Your role is to lead, guide and manage the classroom. While you will mainly be placed in English lessons, you may also be asked to cover other subjects. This is completely normal - this is a classroom management role, not a subject teaching role, so specialist subject knowledge is not required.

Deliver pre-set work left by the teacher
Use your communication skills to explain tasks clearly
Keep students focused, motivated and on task
Build positive, professional relationships with pupils
Adapt confidently to different subjects and classroom environments
£100–£115 per day
Bristol and Somerset
Placements close to where you live
Driving not required

⭐ Work flexibly, 2–5 days per week
⭐ Fit work around university deadlines and commitments
⭐ FREE training (including Thrive & Behaviour Support)
⭐ Schools matched to your preferred locations
⭐ Build a standout CV with highly transferable skills
⭐ Dedicated consultant who listens and supports you
⭐ Opportunities to secure long-term roles quickly

Our Free Training
We’ll support your development with:

Thrive Approach
Team Teach
Trauma-Informed Practices
SEND Essentials Training

The Ideal Candidate
We’re looking for individuals who bring confidence, clarity and a positive presence:

Friendly, outgoing, and great with people
Strong communicators who can engage a classroom
Calm, adaptable and resilient
Interested in working with young people
Experience in tutoring, mentoring, writing, drama or similar is a bonus
Must have the right to work in the UK
To Clear, You Must Have
Proof of  (e.g. passport)
Two proofs of address
CV covering the last 10 years
References covering the past 2 years (all childcare references from the past 10 years if applicable)

International Candidates
You must have:

The right to work in the UK
An Overseas Police Check (for any country lived in for 3+ months in the last 5 years)
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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