Cover Supervisor – Secondary Schools (Newcastle & Northumberland)
Pay: £100–£120 per day (roughly £500–£600 a week for 5 days, paid weekly via PAYE)
Thinking about a career in teaching? This could be your perfect starting point.
We’re looking for enthusiastic Cover Supervisors to work in secondary schools across Newcastle and Northumberland.
You’ll step into classrooms when teachers are absent, keep lessons running smoothly and gain brilliant experience of school life – all while being supported and trained by us.
It’s a great way to see if teaching is for you, and schools often invite strong Cover Supervisors back for more regular work.
What you’ll be doing:
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Delivering pre-set work to classes when teachers are away
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Keeping lessons on track and behaviour positive
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Building confidence managing groups of students
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Gaining first-hand experience in the classroom
What we’re looking for:
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Graduates or confident individuals with transferable skills (coaching, mentoring, youth work, etc.)
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Someone who’s organised, reliable and happy to lead a class
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No teaching qualification needed – just enthusiasm and a can-do approach
What you’ll get from us:
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£100–£120 per day (£500–£600 a week), paid weekly – no umbrella faff
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FREE Thrive training to strengthen your CV (schools love this!)
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Friendly, local consultant support
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The chance to build school experience that often leads to teacher training
Fancy stepping into the classroom and getting paid to see what teaching is really like?
Apply today and start your Cover Supervisor journey with us.
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.
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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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