Summary: The Supply Teacher role involves providing flexible day-to-day cover in secondary schools across Telford starting January 2026. The position requires delivering pre-planned lessons without the need for planning or marking, allowing teachers to focus on classroom management and student engagement. Ideal candidates will be qualified teachers with QTS or significant UK secondary experience, capable of adapting to various school environments. This role offers a great opportunity for teachers seeking work-life balance and varied classroom experiences.
Key Responsibilities:
- Deliver pre-planned lessons across a range of subjects at KS3 and KS4.
- Maintain classroom order and ensure continuity of learning.
- Adapt quickly to new school environments and manage student behavior effectively.
- Engage students and maintain a positive learning atmosphere.
Key Skills:
- Qualified teacher with QTS or significant UK secondary classroom experience.
- Confident in managing behavior across KS3 and KS4.
- Flexible, reliable, and professional approach.
- Comfortable delivering cover across multiple subjects.
Salary (Rate): £195 per day
City: Telford
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Detailed Description From Employer:
Supply Teacher Key Details Position: Supply Teacher Location: Telford (Secondary Schools) Contract: Flexible day-to-day cover Pay: 175 – 195 per day (no planning or marking) Subjects: General cover across a range of subjects Start Date: January 2026 The Role We are currently recruiting reliable and adaptable Supply Teachers to support secondary schools across Telford from January 2026. This role offers flexible, day-to-day cover, making it ideal for teachers seeking work-life balance or varied classroom experience. You’ll be responsible for delivering pre-planned lessons, maintaining classroom order, and ensuring continuity of learning across a range of subjects at KS3 and KS4. With no planning or marking required, this role allows you to focus purely on teaching and classroom management. The Candidate We’re looking for confident professionals who can quickly adapt to new school environments. You should be: A qualified teacher with QTS (or significant UK secondary classroom experience) Confident managing behaviour across KS3 & KS4 Flexible, reliable, and professional in your approach Comfortable delivering cover across multiple subjects Able to engage students and maintain a positive learning atmosphere The Schools You’ll be working across a variety of secondary schools in Telford, each offering supportive staff teams and clear behaviour policies. This is a great opportunity to gain experience in different settings while enjoying the flexibility supply work provides. If you’re a Supply Teacher looking for flexible work from January, we’d love to hear from you. Due to the number of applications, only successful candidates will be contacted. The Education Network Offer: Our specialist team have a combined experience of over 25 years and have unrivalled reputation within the education market, taking great pride in the extremely high service levels that we provide to both our schools and our candidates. Our service is honest and efficient and, in addition to our recruitment solution, we offer the opportunity for additional training and development for our candidates. You will also receive personalised career support from the team. The opportunity to work in friendly, caring and supportive atmosphere where every child matters. Highly supportive, committed and hard working Consultants who will endeavor to find assignments suited to your needs. An opportunity to extend your professional development as well as excellent rates of pay. The Education Network is committed to safe guarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Appointments will be subject to our stringent vetting procedures, including enhanced DBS checks and references.- The Education Network is committed to Safer Recruitment and recruits to Compliance standards. Any appointment will be subject to an enhanced DBS check in addition to other safeguarding checks. The Education Network is an equal opportunities employer. The Education Network is acting as a recruitment agency in relation to this vacancy. Due to the expected high-volume of applications we receive only short-listed candidates will be contacted within 3 days.