Finding A Job

If you are looking to secure a teaching post in the South West, the website links in this section provide a varied selection of vacancies related to the Key Stages in which you are trained.

You may also, however, be looking to do some day-to-day supply work, and you will find links to various well established agencies in this section of the website.

County Council Vacancy Bulletins

All vacant posts in maintained schools are advertised in the respective County Council vacancy bulletins. Individuals can subscribe to the bulletins by post, or vacancy details can be accessed through the appropriate websites:

• Devon County Council
• Cornwall County Council
• Somerset County Council

National Press

Teaching posts in maintained and non-maintained South West schools are often advertised in national newspapers:

• Times Educational Supplement (TES)

The TES is out every Friday and includes a comprehensive list of teaching jobs in Primary and Secondary education, the Post-16 sector and posts in Independent Schools. The TES includes vacancies both in the South West and throughout the United Kingdom .

You may also find details of vacant teaching posts in the following newspapers:

• Education Guardian
• The Telegraph
• The Independent

Local Press

Some teaching posts may be advertised in local newspapers, for example:

• Express and Echo (Exeter) - 01392 442211
• Evening Herald (Plymouth) - 01752 765500
• Western Morning News (Devon and Cornwall) - 01752 765500
• Cornish Guardian (Cornwall) - 01208 78133
• North Devon Journal (Barnstaple) - 01271 378881
• Herald Express (Torquay) - 01803 676000
• The West Briton (Truro) - 01872 271451
• The Somerset County Gazette (Taunton) - 01823 365151
• The Taunton Times (Taunton) - 01823 365151
• Western Gazette (Somerset) - 01935 411700
• Western Daily Press (Bristol, Somerset, Gloucestershire) - 0117 934 3000

Supply Teaching

The preferred supply agencies as identified by Devon County Coucil are Protocol Education. Tel: 01392 278780.