Unqualified Supply Teachers in Bristol – Free Training, No Experience Required
Pay: £100 to £120 per day
Location: Secondary Schools in Bristol, with placements close to where you live. Driving is in no way required, but always appreciated to expand your opportunities.
Type of employment: part and full time available; day-to-day and permenant placements available.
If you’re looking for a flexible, rewarding role where every day feels different, becoming an Unqualified Supply Teacher / Cover Supervisor could be the perfect next step. You don’t need school experience, teaching qualifications or specialist training, because we provide all of that for free. You just need to be an optimistic, professional, eager person with the great character and drive that our schools value. You’ll gain real classroom experience, build your confidence and get to know a range of supportive secondary schools across Bristol. It’s a brilliant way to explore education, develop new skills and open the door to long-term or permanent school roles. Protocol Education work closely with schools across Bristol and they regularly ask us for confident, positive and reliable people who can bring calm presence into the classroom.
We support schools with their day-to-day emergency cover, so our Cover Supervisors are ready to jump in to support schools on the day. However, many educators secure long-term placements within a few weeks of joining us! Whatever your career aspirations in education are, we can support your goals and match you to schools you love.
Why people love working with us
⭐ Work flexibly, choosing anywhere from 2 to 5 days a week
⭐ FREE training, including Thrive and Cover Supervisor training
⭐ Schools matched to your preferred locations
⭐ Build a stand-out CV with transferable, highly employable skills
⭐ Dedicated consultant who listens and finds roles that suit you
⭐ Network with schools and educators to springboard into a long-term, permanent career
The Role
As an Unqualified Cover Teacher, you’ll step into the teacher’s shoes for the day. Lessons are already planned for you, so your main job is to lead the class, guide pupils through the set work and create a positive, calm learning environment. You’ll need to think on your feet, communicate clearly and build quick rapport with students. It’s a great fit for confident communicators, career changers, graduates exploring teaching or anyone who enjoys working with young people and wants a role with variety.
Our Free Training
Protocol Education are proud to offer:
• Thrive Approach: Learn how to understand behaviour, build relationships and support emotional wellbeing. Ideal for both mainstream and SEND settings.
• Team Teach: Positive behaviour and de-escalation strategies to keep everyone calm and safe.
• Trauma-Informed Practices: Practical tools for supporting pupils who have experienced adversity, helping you respond with empathy and confidence.
• Cover Supervisor Training: A practical, hands-on guide to leading classes, managing behaviour and delivering pre-set work confidently.
The Ideal Candidate
You’ll be someone who enjoys working with young people and brings calm positivity into the room. We welcome people from all backgrounds and experiences, especially those with:
• Customer service or public-facing roles
• Sports coaching or PE support
• Drama, performing arts or public speaking
• Youth work, mentoring or tutoring
• Summer camps, guiding, childcare or community roles
• SEND experience or transferable skills from care settings
If you’re reliable, confident, patient and keen to learn, you’ll fit right in. You’ll also need the right to work in the UK.
Why Protocol Education?
• Competitive rates of pay through PAYE
• Guaranteed work agreements for consistent income
• FREE CPD including Team Teach, behaviour training and SEND courses
• Social events like free bowling and pizza nights
• Termly awards to celebrate outstanding performance
• Ongoing, honest support from your dedicated consultant
• £50 refer a teacher or TA bonus scheme
WHAT DO WE NEED TO CLEAR YOU
To get you cleared we’ll need: Passport, 2 proofs of address (e.g. driving license, utility bill, council tax, P45/60), CV covering 10 years of all work/education, with gaps accounted for, 2 years of references (including childcare if applicable), OSPC if you lived overseas for 3 months or more in the last 5 years.
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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