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Primary Supply Cover Teachers – Bedford

First for primary teaching jobs in Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, South Leicestershire and Bedfordshire. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment.

The Staff Room is currently seeking Primary Supply Cover Teachers to work in Bedford and surrounding villages.

The Staff Room Agency Limited is now registering primary supply cover teachers for various day to day and short-term temporary roles to cover pre-planned and last-minute supply requirements.  If you are looking to work as a supply teacher, for 2-5 days per week, we would like to hear from you.

We cover: Bedford, Kempston, Bromham and all South Bedford Villages.

Our client schools are also continuously looking to recruit excellent teachers to join their teams, so we will also have many opportunities for short to long-term assignments.  If you are an experienced teacher or ECT looking for long-term assignments, please get in touch. Our long-term Class Teacher assignments are generally full-time and paid to scale.

What can The Staff Room offer you?
• Day to day assignments, giving you complete flexibility
• Short-term to long-term assignments (full or part-time)
• Regular work that’s local to you
• You will be thoroughly supported every step of the way by a very friendly, knowledgeable and helpful team

The Staff Room Requirements
You must hold Qualified Teacher Status, be energetic and motivated, have a good understanding of the primary curriculum and have good classroom management skills. You will need to satisfactorily complete all safeguarding checks to include enhanced DBS, Teaching Regulations Agency Check, Children’s Barred List Check and professional references. Newly qualified teachers are welcome to apply.

Why work for The Staff Room?
• We are the region’s ONLY specialist primary supply agency, so better understand the needs of primary teachers, support staff and schools
• We work with more primary schools than any other local agency
• We pay our teachers and support staff excellent rates of pay
• We pay via our own in-house PAYE department which is completely free.  If you are looking to register with an agency ensure they offer a free payroll service as hidden umbrella costs will make a substantial difference to your take home pay
• We work strictly within the Agency Workers Regulations (AWR), to provide our teachers and support staff with basic equal employment rights and conditions, to include equal pay after the qualifying period
• First call for ECT’s looking for their first permanent teaching post
• Subsidised training and free Safeguarding in Education training

Are you ready for the perfect work-life balance? Then give our friendly consultants a call on 01908 014320 or complete the contact form below.

This role will involve contact with children and you will be engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. 

The Staff Room Agency Limited, Newton House, Kings Park Road, Moulton Park, Northampton, NN3 6LG is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. To register with The Staff Room we will be required to complete various safeguarding checks in accordance with DfE ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ statutory guidance. Please note this will also include an online and social media search. To work in the role applied for, you will be required to hold the appropriate qualifications, training and experience.  If the advert is for a temporary position, in some cases, the option to make the role permanent may become available at a later date. We ensure all our candidates have completed safeguarding training as part of the registration process. This will be provided to you free of charge. The role you are applying for is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.  An Enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants prior to employment.  For details of our privacy policy, please visit our policies page on our website.  All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. The Staff Room is an equal opportunities employer.

Job Details

Bedfordshire
February 2026
Temporary
Ongoing

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