Cover Supervisor
Required to start as soon as possible
Salary: £26,681 (FTE £32,663)
Hours: 35.5 hours per week – term-time only plus 5 days
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic individual to support teaching and learning within our school. The role involves delivering lessons in the absence of a class teacher, to ensure that students continue to learn new knowledge or have opportunities to revisit prior knowledge, continuing to make progress through the curriculum.
This post is ideal for those who have a passion for working with young people, and a love of learning who are looking for a career in teaching and thinking of applying for a PGCE, Teach First or School Direct course, OR for a qualified teacher either looking for a more flexible way of working or wanting to continue to gain experience before securing permanent post in their subject specialism. You must have at least a grade 4/C in Maths and English for this role.
The key responsibilities of the role will include:
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Supervising students to complete their learning, delivering prepared resources when a teacher is absent, promoting engagement and supporting progress of students.
- Creating a calm and purposeful environment in which students can complete work set productively.
- Setting and maintaining high expectations and standards around effort and behaviour.
- Following the school’s systems to ensure a disruption free learning environment for all pupils.
- Establishing purposeful and positive relationships with students.
The role involves you being in front of classes of students (across the secondary age range), delivering lessons. You would be sharing prepared resources with students across multiple subjects, ensuring students complete the work that has been set to the best of their ability. We role model our school values and ethos, ensuring our students thrive and flourish both within and beyond the classroom.
This role is incredibly rewarding and by possessing the following skills and qualities, it is likely that you will be highly successful and enjoy the work you do:
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Highly adaptable, responsive, and flexible in how you work
- Have excellent communication skills
- A calm, fair, positive, and warm manner, as well as being firm and assertive when needed
- A love of learning and working with young people
- Motivated to learn and develop
We offer a highly competitive benefits package, including excellent pay, a generous pension scheme, enhanced parental leave, reduced gym membership for our on-site facilities, discounted nursery fees, a laptop, and access to a car leasing scheme. After six months, staff also benefit from Westfield Benefits, providing discounts on shopping, travel, and holidays, as well as a free Health Cash Plan covering dental, optical, and other treatments.
Above all, we are committed to ensuring our staff feel valued, supported, and empowered. We offer more pay, more time, and more support—including three additional INSET days for planning, a guaranteed personal day each year, exceptional training and career development, and a culture that genuinely invests in its people.
Further information can be viewed at https://www.theregisschool.co.uk/working-for-us/vacancies or please contact Vicky Ovens (
[email protected] with any questions you may have.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response.
Closing date: Thursday 16th July 2026
Interviews: To be confirmed
