Year 5/6 Teacher in Bristol

We’re working closely with supportive primary schools across Bristol who are looking for experienced, fully qualified teachers to lead learning in upper KS2 and guide pupils through a crucial stage of their primary journey. These schools need teachers who can confidently take ownership of a Year 6 class, provide calm, consistent leadership, and keep learning focused and purposeful, particularly in the lead-up to SATs.

You’ll be trusted to maintain standards, set clear expectations, and create a classroom culture where pupils feel supported, motivated, and ready to succeed. This is a hands-on teaching role where your subject knowledge, classroom presence, and ability to build quick rapport really matter. Whether it’s securing core skills in maths and English, preparing pupils for assessments, or supporting their transition to secondary school, your impact will be felt straight away.

Placements are matched to your experience and preferences, in schools that genuinely value strong KS2 practitioners and treat supply teachers as professionals, not stop-gaps.

• Daily rates from £130–£150, paid weekly via PAYE
• Refer a FQT and get £250 reward!
• Teach without the Sunday-night stress. Less admin, fewer meetings, more time doing what you do best, teaching
• Competitive daily rates, paid weekly via PAYE
• Free access to our CPD Academy, including KS2 and assessment-focused training
• A local Bristol consultant who knows their schools and understands Year 6 pressures
• Regular, consistent bookings, with longer-term roles available if you want continuity

• Well-led primary schools across Bristol with established KS2 teams
• Flexibility to choose the days and locations that suit your routine
• Clear handovers, schemes of work, and assessment expectations
• Opportunities to teach across upper KS2, with a focus on Year 6
• Respect for your professional judgement and classroom leadership

• Hold QTS or an equivalent recognised teaching qualification
• Have recent UK teaching experience in KS2, ideally Year 6
• Feel confident teaching core subjects and supporting SATs preparation
• Can quickly establish routines and maintain high expectations
• Build strong, positive relationships with pupils and staff
• Want flexibility without stepping away from your identity as a teacher

• Passport
• 2 proofs of address, for example driving licence, utility bill, council tax, P45 or P60
• CV covering the last 10 years of work or education, with any gaps explained
• 2 years of references, including childcare if applicable
• OSPC if you have lived overseas for 3 months or more in the last 5 years

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. Full assistance provided.