Secondary Supply Teacher - No Qualification Required

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

Job summary

A leading education recruitment agency is seeking Unqualified Teachers / Supply Teachers in and around Bristol. The role involves supporting pupils and supervising classes, ideal for aspiring educators or those with childcare experience. Free training is provided to ensure success in the classroom. Competitive pay rates between £100 and £130 per day, with flexible contract options available.

Benefits

Free training on classroom management

Free Thrive Approach training

Comprehensive safeguarding training

Qualifications

• Experience working with children or young people.
• Genuine care for education and young people.
• Ability to manage behaviour and maintain a positive environment.

Responsibilities

• Supervise pre-set work in line with the school’s guidelines.
• Support pupils to complete work to the best of their ability.
• Collect and return completed work at the end of each lesson.

Skills

Excellent communication

Childcare experience

Calm under pressure

Team player

Education

Degree educated (any subject)

Job description

Unqualified Teacher / Supply Teacher in and around Cotham, Bristol – FREE TRAINING PROVIDED

Protocol Education are working with Secondary Schools across Bristol and the surrounding areas, particularly concentrated in and around Cotham, to appoint enthusiastic and enterprising Unqualified Teachers / Supply Teachers to join their teams. If you're an aspiring teacher, or have childcare experience (e.g. sports coaching, youth groups, summer camps, tutoring), then this role is ideal for you.

These roles are a brilliant first step into education or a fantastic way to build on your existing experience.

About the Role

Schools are looking for individuals with a degree and experience working with children and young people to lead and supervise lessons across the school day.

It’s the ideal role for anyone looking to gain valuable classroom experience before starting teacher training, or for graduates ready for a bold new career change.

Free Training Included

To set you up for success, we provide FREE training on how to be a confident, effective Cover Supervisor. Created by Protocol consultants and School Cover Managers, this practical course covers everything from behaviour management and classroom presence to safeguarding—so you can make a positive impact from day one.

We also offer FREE Thrive Approach training, helping you understand behaviour and build stronger relationships with pupils. Whether you’re working in mainstream, SEMH or SEND settings, this course is your shortcut to classroom calm and confidence.

Responsibilities

• ✅ Supervise pre-set work in line with the school’s guidelines
• ✅ Support pupils to complete work to the best of their ability
• ✅ Manage behaviour and maintain a positive learning environment
• ✅ De‑escalate situations calmly and follow safeguarding procedures
• ✅ Collect and return completed work at the end of each lesson
• ✅ Report any safeguarding concerns appropriately

The Ideal Candidate

You’ll be someone who genuinely cares about education and enjoys working with young people.

• Confident, positive and calm under pressure
• Excellent communicator
• Degree educated (any subject)
• Experience working with children or young people
• A team player who’s happy to go the extra mile
• Right to work in the UK

If you’ve previously lectured, coached, tutored or taught outside the UK, this could be your perfect next step.

Additional Information

• Pay: £100–£130 per day (£130+ if you hold QTS)
• Start Date: ASAP
• Contract Type: Full‑time and part‑time available
• Hours: 8:30am – 3:30pm
• Location: Bristol and surrounding areas (placements close to you within 40 minutes by car or by bus, often less)

Are you an OVERSEAS CANDIDIDATE? Have you lived abroad for 3 months or more in the past 5 years? If so, you must have an Offshore Police Check and other Right to Work documents to apply - looking foward to hearing from you!

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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