Secondary Supply Teaching

Protocol Education Ltd; Bristol; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational recruitment agency in the UK is seeking Early Career Teachers for secondary schools in and around Winscombe. This role offers a chance to build relationships with a variety of schools, with pay ranging from £130 to £180 per day. The ideal candidates are adaptable, enthusiastic, and ready to make a difference in students' lives. Support and training opportunities are abundant, alongside the flexibility to choose working days. Immediate start available, enhancing your teaching career today.

Benefits

Free Thrive training

Free CPD and coaching support

Personalised consultant support

Weekly pay through PAYE

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic and adaptable FQTs and ECTs who want to make a difference.
• Great communicators who can quickly build rapport.
• Professional, reliable teachers ready to represent Protocol Education with pride.
• Reflective, eager learners who want to keep growing through experience and feedback.

Responsibilities

• Teaching across a range of subjects (lesson plans provided).
• Building strong relationships with students and staff.
• Managing behaviour with calm confidence.
• Supporting the school in delivering great learning experiences.

Skills

Communication

Adaptability

Teaching

Relationship building

Education

Qualified Teacher Status

Job description

If you’re an Early Career Teacher or a Fully Qualified and experienced teacher ready to build your network, your CV, or springboard into your next long‑term role, the schools we support would love to work with you. Working with Protocol Education gives you the chance to build relationships with a range of welcoming schools in your travel radius, helping you grow your experience, find your teaching style and springboard into a taxing career. Most of our Teachers find themselves securing long‑term roles that suit their preferences within weeks (through our marketing, as well as through meeting schools through day‑to‑day cover).

Early Career Teachers – Secondary Schools in and around Winscombe

Pay: £130 – £180 per day for day‑to‑day and some long‑term (Pay to Scale for some long‑terms immediately, and for all after 12 weeks)

Contract: Day‑to‑day and long‑term opportunities available

Start Date: As soon as you’re ready (we can get you cleared in 20 days)

Location: We support a range of schools across South Bristol (driving helps dex, but not essential)

Why ECTs love working with us

• Grow your network – build relationships with different schools in your area, giving you confidence, experience and connections that can lead to permanent roles
• Dedicated consultant support – our team know the local minlength and take time to match you with the ones that truly support early career teachers
• Supportive environments – you’ll step into schools that already trust and value our teachers
• Flexible schedule – choose your days and focus on developing your craft, not managing admin
• Weekly pay and ongoing training – keep your career moving while you gain valuable experience and well‑regarded training including Thrive

What you’ll be doing

• Teaching across a range of subjects (lesson plans provided for day‑to‑day and some long‑term)
• Building strong relationships with students and staff
• Managing behaviour with calm confidence
• Supporting the school in delivering great learning experiences

Who we’re looking for

• Enthusiastic and adaptable FQTs and ECTs who want to make a difference
• Great communicators who can quickly build rapport
• Professional, reliable teachers ready to represent Protocol Education with pride
• Reflective, eager learners who want to keep growing through experience and feedback

Thinking about your next step?

This is an excellent way to explore different schools, find your fit and get ready for that first permanent post.

We also offer

• Free Thrive training to develop your understanding of emotional wellbeing in classrooms (a big plus for any teacher)
• Free CPD and coaching support through our CPD Academy
• Friendly local consultant support every step of the way

Why join Protocol Education

• Weekly pay through PAYE (no umbrella deductions)
• Personalised support from a local consultant
• Access to hundreds of Somerset schools
• Referral scheme – recommend a friend and get rewarded

Whether you want a few days to start or you’re ready for a long‑term role, we’ll help you find your classroom home.

Apply today and let’s kickstart your teaching career together.

WHAT DO WE NEED TO CLEAR YOU

To get you cleared we’ll need: Passport, 2 proofs of address (e.g. driving licence, utility bill, council tax, P45/60), CV covering 10 years of all work or 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,'%11 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 Barringiminate service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

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