Unqualified General Subject Teacher Secondary Schools

Overview

You don’t need school experience, teaching qualifications or specialist training, because we provide all of that for free. It is preferred that you have a degree or A-Level in English (Language or Literature).

Lessons are already planned for you. Your role is not to teach a lesson, but to control the classroom confidently and kindly, manage behaviour, and encourage pupils to stay focused on the cover work set.

You’ll gain real classroom experience, build your confidence and get to know a range of supportive secondary schools across Taunton. It’s a brilliant way to explore education, develop new skills and open the door to long-term or permanent school roles. Protocol Education work closely with schools across Taunton and they regularly ask us for confident, positive and reliable people who can bring calm presence into the classroom.

We support schools with their day-to-day emergency cover, so our Cover Supervisors are ready to jump in to support schools on the day. However, many educators secure long-term placements within a few weeks of joining us. Whatever your career aspirations in education are, we can support your goals and match you to schools you love.

The ability to drive and access to a car is valued as it increases your work opportunities and ensures timely arrival in the morning.

• Work flexibly, choosing anywhere from 2 to 5 days a week
• FREE training, including Thrive and Cover Supervisor training
• Schools matched to your preferred locations
• Build a stand-out CV with transferable, highly employable skills
• Dedicated consultant who listens and finds roles that suit you
• Network with schools and educators to springboard into a long-term, permanent career

As an Unqualified Cover Teacher, you’ll step into the teacher’s shoes for the day. Lessons are already planned for you, so your main job is to lead the class, guide pupils through the set work and create a positive, calm learning environment. You’ll need to think on your feet, communicate clearly and build quick rapport with students. It’s a great fit for confident communicators, career changers, graduates exploring teaching or anyone who enjoys working with young people and wants a role with variety.

• Thrive Approach
• Team Teach
• Trauma-Informed Practices
• Cover Supervisor Training

You’ll be someone who enjoys working with young people and brings calm positivity into the room. We welcome people from all backgrounds and experiences, especially those with:

• Customer service or public-facing roles
• Sports coaching or PE support
• Drama, performing arts or public speaking
• Youth work, mentoring or tutoring
• Summer camps, guiding, childcare or community roles
• SEND experience or transferable skills from care settings

If you’re reliable, confident, patient and keen to learn, you’ll fit right in. You’ll also need the right to work in the UK.

• Competitive rates of pay through PAYE
• Guaranteed work agreements for consistent income
• FREE CPD including Team Teach, behaviour training and SEND courses
• Social events like free bowling and pizza nights
• Termly awards to celebrate outstanding performance
• Ongoing, honest support from your dedicated consultant
• £50 refer a teacher or TA bonus scheme

What we need to clear you (process takes 25–30 days):
Passport, 2 proofs of address (e.g. driving license, utility bill, council tax, P45/60), CV covering 10 years of all work/education, with gaps accounted for, 2 years of references (including childcare if applicable), OSPC if you lived overseas for 3 months or more 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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