ECT Maths Cover Teacher

Location: South Bristol and North Somerset
Age Group: Secondary

Protocol Education are recruiting confident and proactive Early Career Maths Teachers to support secondary schools across South Bristol and North Somerset. This role gives you the chance to build your skills, confidence, and experience while working flexibly across different schools in convenient locations.

You’ll deliver pre-planned lessons when teachers are absent, keeping students engaged, motivated, and on track with their learning. Alongside valuable classroom experience, you’ll also be building relationships with schools across Bristol, giving you a strong network when applying for long-term or permanent teaching roles in the future.

Protocol Education also offers tailored CPD training, such as Thrive, through our CPD Academy. It’s an excellent way to develop your skills and add a standout qualification to your CV.

What the job looks like

• Delivering pre-planned maths lessons with confidence and enthusiasm

• Inspiring motivation and maintaining strong student engagement and participation

• Managing behaviour in line with school policies, with both consistency and warmth

• Supporting students with encouragement and patience to keep learning on track

• Collecting completed work and reporting back on progress for the classroom teacher

What we’re looking for

• Maths ECTs (or experienced teachers) ready to gain valuable classroom experience

• Strong subject knowledge and the ability to explain concepts clearly, check for understanding and support progress towards learning objectives

• A positive, professional approach to behaviour management

• Energy, flexibility, and a genuine interest in supporting young people

Why join Protocol?

• Competitive pay rates through PAYE (no hidden umbrella costs)

• Weekly pay and the option of guaranteed work agreements for consistency

• Free CPD training, including behaviour management (Team Teach)

• A variety of school placements to broaden your experience

• Local networking and social events with other educators

• Termly awards to celebrate and reward success

• Friendly, honest, and professional support from your local branch team

• £50 bonus if you refer another teacher or TA

Apply today to gain classroom experience, grow your teaching confidence, and build relationships with staff and students to support your long-term career.

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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