Aspiring Teachers - Become a Supply Teacher (No Teaching Qualification Required)

Are you considering a future career in teaching? Whether you are planning to undertake a PGCE, Schools Direct programme, or another route into education, gaining classroom experience is one of the best ways to develop your skills and confidence before training. This opportunity is ideal for graduates, aspiring teachers, career changers, tutors, coaches, youth workers, and other professionals who are passionate about supporting young people and want to gain valuable experience within schools. The Role As a Cover Supervisor, you will be responsible for leading lessons in the absence of the class teacher. You will not be required to teach new material. Instead, you will deliver pre-planned work, manage classroom behaviour, and ensure students remain engaged and focused throughout the lesson. Key responsibilities include: Supervising classes across a range of subjectsDelivering pre-set work provided by teaching staffManaging classroom behaviour effectivelySupporting students to remain engaged and on taskBuilding positive and professional relationships with pupils and staffAdapting confidently to different school environments What We Offer Roles in secondary schools across Shrewsbury, Telford and surrounding areasSchool placements matched to your preferred locationsDedicated support from an experienced education consultantAccess to long-term and permanent opportunitiesValuable classroom experience to support future teacher training applicationsOngoing professional development and training Who We Are Looking For We are seeking individuals who are: Interested in pursuing a career in educationConfident communicators with strong interpersonal skillsProfessional, reliable, and adaptableComfortable working with young people aged 11 to 16Positive role models who can engage and motivate students Previous experience working with young people, whether through tutoring, coaching, mentoring, youth work, drama, or volunteering, is advantageous but not essential. Start Your Journey into Teaching If you are looking to gain practical classroom experience, develop transferable skills, and take the first step towards a career in education, we would welcome your application. Apply today to join Protocol Education as a Cover Supervisor and begin working in secondary schools across Telford. 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. For details of our privacy policy, please see visit the Protocol Education website.