English and General Cover Teacher

Protocol Education Ltd; England; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading education provider is seeking an English & General Cover Teacher for a SEMH secondary school in Wiltshire, starting September 2025. The role involves teaching English and providing general cover across subjects in a supportive atmosphere with small class sizes. Applicants should have UK QTS or equivalent, along with experience in SEMH settings. The school promotes a trauma-informed approach and provides continual support and training opportunities for its educators.

Benefits

Weekly pay through PAYE

FREE Thrive training and CPD resources

Ongoing support from a dedicated consultant

Qualifications

• Experience in SEMH, SEND, PRU, or alternative education settings.
• Confidence teaching English and flexibility to cover other subjects.
• A patient and nurturing style with strong behaviour management.

Responsibilities

• Teach English across KS3 and KS4 and cover other subjects as needed.
• Support students in a trauma-informed environment with small class sizes.
• Build trust and make progress with students.

Skills

Emotional Intelligence

Flexibility

Behaviour Management

Education

UK QTS or equivalent

Experience in SEMH/SEND

Job description

English & General Cover Teacher – SEMH Secondary Setting

Location: Wiltshire
Contract: Full-time, starting September 2025
Salary: Paid weekly via PAYE (no umbrella faff)

Love teaching English? Thrive in a setting where your calm and consistency really count?

We’re working with a fantastic SEMH secondary school in Wiltshire that’s looking for a dedicated educator to cover English and provide general cover across subjects from September. With small class sizes, strong routines, and a highly supportive team, it’s a role where you’ll see the difference you’re making every single day.

You’ll mainly be teaching English across KS3 and KS4, with the chance to cover other subjects where needed. Flexibility and emotional intelligence are key and a good sense of humour definitely helps!

The school would ideally like qualified, experienced educators, HOWEVER, if you are experienced in secondary Cover Supervisor/Supply Teaching or a strong subject specialist, we would also love to hear from you

What the school offers:

• Small, focused classes and strong support staff

• A trauma-informed approach to behaviour and wellbeing

• Leadership that understands the challenges and backs their staff

• An opportunity to build trust and make real progress with students

What we’re looking for:

• Experience in SEMH, SEND, PRU, or alternative education settings

• UK QTS or equivalent OR experience within secondary/sen education

• Confidence teaching English plus the flexibility to cover other subjects

• A patient, nurturing style and strong behaviour management

Whether you’ve worked in specialist education before or you’re a secondary teacher looking for something more meaningful, we’d love to hear from you.

Why choose Protocol Education?

• Weekly pay through PAYE – no umbrella companies

• FREE Thrive training to boost your SEMH toolkit PLU lots of other free training on our CPD portal.

• Ongoing support from a dedicated consultant who actually listens

• Opportunities in specialist and mainstream schools near you

Ready for a role that feels purposeful? Apply now or drop us a message to find out more.

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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