Becoming a supply teacher is an excellent way to gain teaching experience while maintaining flexibility in your schedule, earning an income, and making a positive impact on pupils’ lives. Here’s a few tips to get you started:

• Meet the basic requirements. Before you can start working as a supply teacher, you’ll need to first have some basics including a DBS check and a Teaching Qualification, along with a right to work in the UK.
• Register with Engage. While you can apply directly to schools, registering with a specialist recruitment agency like Engage can streamline the process. Engage connects supply teachers with schools in need of short-term and long-term cover, offering you flexible teaching roles across the UK.
• Enjoy the Flexibility and Opportunities. Supply teaching is in high demand, offering you a great way to manage your work-life balance. Whether you want to teach a few days a week or prefer longer-term assignments, you can control when and where you work.

Short-time supply vacancies are teaching posts where you temporarily cover short-term sicknesses, INSET days, teacher training, holidays, or emergency cover at a school. Sometimes short-term cover is planned in advance, and sometimes a school needs a supply teacher at short notice.

Short-term supply gives you the flexibility to take time off in between posts, and the freedom to choose which jobs you want to take. Supply teaching is a great way to get varied school experience and avoid much of the after-school planning that permanent teachers face.

When you begin teaching with Engage, whether it’s for long- or short-term supply, you’ll be eligible for all of the benefits we offer our teachers. Our exclusive SGP contracts also mean you’ll never go without a paycheck, even when we can’t provide you with daily work.