Supply Primary Teacher; ECTs & Newly Qualified Teachers

Are you a newly qualified or graduate teacher looking to build confidence in the classroom without the pressure of jumping straight into a full-time post?

This welcoming primary school regularly works with graduate and ECT supply teachers and understands the importance of support in those early career stages. With clear routines, prepared lesson plans, and a friendly staff team, this is a great environment to develop your teaching style while gaining valuable classroom experience.

The school often requests the same supply teachers, meaning there is strong potential for regular and ongoing work once relationships are established.

Typical working hours are 8:30 – 15:30, including a 30-minute break. A day in this role may include:

• Delivering pre-planned lessons across KS1 or KS2
• Building positive relationships with pupils
• Following established classroom routines
• Managing behaviour with clear support from staff
• Leaving brief handover notes for the class teacher

• Clear lesson plans and resources
• Supportive and approachable teaching staff
• Well-managed classrooms
• Experience working with ECT supply teachers

• UK QTS (or pending qualification)
• Positive and reflective teaching approach
• Willingness to learn and develop
• Enhanced DBS on the update service (or willing to apply)

• Ideal first step after qualifying
• No planning or marking
• Weekly pay
• FREE CPD and ECT-friendly training
• Opportunity for regular and longer-term work

This is a brilliant way to gain confidence, try different year groups, and build classroom experience at your own pace. With the school regularly booking the same supply teachers, there is genuine opportunity for consistent and longer-term work once relationships are established.

Apply now to start your teaching career in a supportive primary school setting.

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.

Full assistance provided.