Sunderland has nearly 150 schools and nurseries. Humly gives you direct access to supply roles across the city and surrounding areas.
Sunderland is one of the North East's largest cities, with a well-established education sector serving nearly 38,500 children. The city has 148 schools and nurseries spread across the city centre, Washington and surrounding areas.
Sunderland's schools have benefited from significant investment in recent years. The city's mix of local authority schools and multi-academy trusts creates diverse opportunities for supply educators across all sectors.
148
Schools & nurseries
38,500
Children educated
65
Nurseries
57
Primary schools
18
Secondary schools
Sunderland is home to around 57 primary schools, supporting families across City Centre, Washington, Houghton-le-Spring and the wider area. Humly partners with primary schools throughout Sunderland to cover day-to-day supply, longer placements and PPA work, and qualified primary teachers, HLTAs and teaching assistants can browse and book these primary school roles instantly through the Humly app.
There are approximately 18 secondary schools across Sunderland, ranging from large academies to community comprehensives. Humly works with secondary schools across Sunderland to fill subject-specific teaching, cover supervisor and longer-term placement roles, so secondary teachers can set their subjects and availability and pick up suitable secondary school work directly through the app.
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Yes — Humly works with primary schools across Sunderland and the surrounding areas. Once your profile and compliance are complete, you can browse and book primary supply roles instantly through the Humly app, including day-to-day cover, longer placements and PPA work.
Yes — secondary supply roles across Sunderland are bookable through the Humly app. This includes subject-specific teaching, cover supervisor roles and longer-term placements. Set your subject preferences and availability so we can match you to the right schools.
Sunderland has approximately 148 schools and nurseries, including 57 primary schools, 18 secondary schools and 65 nurseries.
We place qualified teachers, cover supervisors, nursery practitioners, TAs and SEN specialists across Sunderland.
Once compliance is complete, most educators are working within a week.
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