Cover Supervisor/Unqualified Teacher

Location: Swindon
Job Type: Contract
Reference: LD2/6/25 - Swi CS
Salary: £95 - £130/day + PAYE/CPD/Refer a Teacher/TA Bonus £50
Job Published: 02 June 2025

🎒 Cover Supervisor – Secondary Schools, Swindon

Pay: £95–£120 per day
Contract: Flexible / Temp / Ongoing
Start Date: As soon as you’re ready

Love the classroom buzz but not keen on lesson planning? Fancy a flexible job where no two days are the same? Join us as a Cover Supervisor and help keep learning ticking along when teachers are away.

Whether you're a graduate exploring your options, a teaching assistant ready for the next step, or someone with solid youth work or coaching experience—you've got what it takes to make an impact in a Swindon secondary school.

What you'll be doing:

  • Stepping into lessons across a range of subjects (no planning required!)

  • Delivering pre-set work and keeping students engaged

  • Managing behaviour in a calm, confident way

  • Building quick rapport with students while keeping things professional

Experience that works well in this role:

  • Sports coaching or youth work – if you can manage a football team, you can manage a class

  • Teaching Assistant or Learning Mentor experience – already familiar with the school vibe? Even better

  • Drama, tutoring, Scouts/Guides leadership – anything that involves leading, guiding, and keeping young minds focused

What we’re looking for:

  • A confident communicator who can lead a room

  • Flexible, reliable, and quick on your feet

  • Good sense of humour and a calm approach to challenges

  • Degree not essential, but it’s a bonus

Thinking about teaching in the future?

This role is a brilliant springboard into teacher training, and we’ll be with you every step of the way. Want to boost your classroom creds? We can offer FREE training on the role of a Cover Supervisor. As well as this, we offer FREE Thrive training, which gives you tools to support students’ emotional wellbeing—a huge plus in today’s schools and a major tick on any CV.

Why join Protocol Education?

  • Weekly pay through PAYE – no umbrella faff

  • FREE Thrive training + CPD Academy access

  • Personalised support from a dedicated consultant

  • Flexible bookings with local schools that fit your schedule

  • Referral scheme – recommend a mate, get rewarded

We’ve got secondary schools across Swindon ready to welcome brilliant Cover Supervisors. Whether you want two days or five, we’ll match you with schools that suit your vibe.

📩 Apply today and let’s get you started.