Primary Specialist Needed | PPA Cover

Protocol Education is working closely with friendly, supportive primary schools to find a passionate and flexible Fully Qualified Teacher for Primary PPA cover on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, starting end of March.

This is a brilliant opportunity for an early-career teacher to gain experience across different year groups, support children’s learning, and make a real impact in the classroom. You’ll be part of a welcoming team, helping to deliver engaging lessons while developing your teaching skills in a supportive environment.

At Protocol Education, we match teachers with schools where values, expectations, and support feel right, so you can focus on delivering excellent teaching and building positive relationships with pupils and staff.

The Role

You’ll plan and deliver engaging lessons across the primary curriculum, providing high-quality PPA cover with support from experienced colleagues and teaching assistants. You’ll create a calm, positive, and inclusive classroom where children feel safe, supported, and ready to learn, maintaining strong routines and fostering positive relationships. You’ll assess progress, adapt learning to meet a variety of needs, including SEND, and work as part of a collaborative team that values wellbeing, reflection, and professional development. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain classroom experience, build confidence and make an impact as a primary teacher, all within a genuinely supportive environment.

Why Choose Protocol Education?

• Full-time, consistent PPA cover work in local primary schools

• Paid to scale, with weekly pay

• A dedicated consultant who understands ECT and FQT support

• Opportunities to explore different year groups and school settings

• Local placements, minimising unnecessary commuting

• A clear, straightforward booking and compliance process

A Bit About You

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), including FQT/ECTs

• Interest in primary teaching across EYFS, KS1 & KS2

• Positive, calm, and nurturing approach

• Willingness to learn, reflect and develop your practice

• Strong communication and relationship-building skills

• Team player, keen to support school life during PPA cover

What We’ll Need to Clear You

• Passport

• Two proofs of address, such as driving licence, utility bill, council tax statement, P45 or P60

• CV covering the last 10 years, with any gaps explained

• Two years of references, including education references

• Overseas police check if you’ve lived abroad for three months or more in the last five years

If you’re an FQT looking for a supportive start in primary teaching, we’d love to help you find a school where you can thrive and grow.

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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