Experienced Primary Teacher - Work-Life Balance Role

Teaching should feel sustainable, rewarding, and impactful — not overwhelming.

If you’re an experienced educator looking to regain balance while staying in the profession, this is one of the most attractive Teaching jobs in Gateshead available.

The opportunity:

Protocol Education is recruiting experienced Primary Teachers for flexible supply roles across Gateshead schools, offering both short-term and long-term placements.

Your role in the classroom:

You’ll focus on delivering high-quality lessons and supporting pupils, without the added pressure of full-time responsibilities.

You will:

• Deliver pre-planned lessons with confidence and clarity
• Maintain high expectations for behaviour and learning
• Support pupils across a range of abilities
• Create a calm, structured classroom environment
• Build professional relationships quickly and effectively

What makes this role different:

• No evening planning or excessive workload (in most roles)
• Flexibility to choose your working days
• Opportunities to step into longer-term roles when desired
• A renewed focus on the core of teaching

Working hours:

• Flexible
• 8:30am – 3:30pm
• Term-time only

Why Protocol Education?

• Competitive daily rates
• Flexible opportunities tailored to you
• Access to local schools
• Ongoing support and CPD

Take the next step

If you’re ready for a better balance within Teaching jobs in Gateshead, apply today.

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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