Primary PPA/Supply Teacher

Do you love teaching, but not the paperwork that follows you home?
If you’re happiest in the classroom but fancy leaving the late-night planning marathons behind, PPA and supply teaching in Croydon could be for you!
We’re working with a brilliant network of primary schools across Croydon who need confident, adaptable teachers to cover PPA, leadership release time, and short-term absences.
Whether you want part time or a full five-day schedule, we’ll shape it around you.
Why Croydon?
These aren’t “mystery schools” you walk into blind. You’ll be supported by an experienced consultant who’s worked with Croydon schools for over 15 years. They know the SLTs. They know the behaviour policies. They know which staffroom has the good biscuits.
That means proper briefings, honest conversations, and schools that suit your style, not just your postcode.
What your week could look like:
• Teaching across EYFS, KS1 or KS2
• Delivering pre-set lessons with confidence
• Building rapport quickly and keeping routines strong
• Leaving at the end of the day knowing you’ve made an impact
No endless meetings. No long-term marking piles. Just great teaching.
We’re looking for someone who:
• Holds UK QTS
• Has strong behaviour management
• Flexible, can walk into a classroom and own it, calmly and confidently
• Enjoys variety and building relationships across schools
Whether you’re an experienced teacher wanting flexibility, or you simply want to fall back in love with teaching again, this could be the move.
What you’ll get from us
• Weekly PAYE pay, no umbrella companies
• FREE access to our online CPD Academy
• Personalised support from a consultant who truly knows Croydon
• Consistent bookings in schools that value you
• A smooth, local registration process
And if you’re not already Thrive trained, let’s sort that. We offer free Thrive training to help you feel even more confident supporting pupils’ emotional wellbeing. It’s a real bonus when walking into new classrooms.
Teaching should feel rewarding, not relentless. If you want flexibility, familiarity, and someone in your corner who actually knows the schools you’re walking into, get in touch!
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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