Job Title: IT Teacher – Secondary School (Supply / Fixed-Term)
Location: Middlesbrough, Teesside
Salary: Pay to Scale (Depending on Experience)
Contract: Long-Term Supply
Start Date: Immediate
Inspiring teaching. Real progress.
Protocol Education is working with a well-established secondary school in Middlesbrough to recruit an IT / Computing Teacher for a fixed-term supply position starting in January 2026. This is a fantastic opportunity for teachers seeking stability beyond the initial contract, with potential for further work once this placement ends.
The school is recognised for its high expectations, strong routines, and practical approach to learning, supporting students to develop confidence and essential digital skills for life beyond school. Staff benefit from a collaborative and supportive working environment, with a clear curriculum structure and consistent behaviour systems.
What you’ll be doing:
1. Teaching Computing and IT across relevant key stages
2. Delivering engaging, practical, skills-focused lessons
3. Working within an organised and well-resourced department
4. Supporting students to build confidence and develop digital competence
5. Contributing positively to the wider life of the school
You’ll need:
6. QTS preferred but not essential
7. Experience teaching or covering Computing and IT in a secondary school
8. Strong classroom management with clear expectations
9. Reliable, organised, and committed to high-quality teaching
10. A valid DBS on the Update Service (or willingness to apply)
Why join Protocol Education?
11. Weekly PAYE pay — no umbrella companies
12. Opportunities for ongoing work beyond the initial contract
13. FREE access to our online CPD Academy
14. Dedicated support from an experienced consultant
15. A wide range of day-to-day and long-term teaching opportunities
If you’d like, I can also tailor this for a specific school type, adjust the tone (more formal / more marketing-focused), or localise it further for Teesside or the North East.
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 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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