Job description
We are seeking to appoint a confident and enthusiastic Cover Supervisor to supervise and support students during the short-term absence of teaching staff. You will be skilled at managing behaviour and engaging and motivating students to remain on task and complete work to the best of their ability.
We require someone:
- Enthusiastic and committed to the learning needs of all young people.
- Good at building relationships with young people and other adults.
- Qualified at least to level 2 (grade C/4 or above at GCSE) in English and Maths.
- Able to communicate effectively and maintain confidentiality.
- With experience in managing whole classes or large groups of students in a school.
Applications are handled on Teaching Vacancies (GOV.UK).
About this school
The Thomas Hardye School
Academy converter · Secondary · Ages 13–18
- Pupils
- 2,051
- Avg teacher salary
- £51,379
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 18.1:1
- Academy trust
- WESSEX MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Average (mean) teacher salary · DfE School Workforce Census 2024/25
View full school profileOfsted rating key
Not rated= no current Ofsted judgement — typically a new school, a recently-converted academy not yet inspected, or a school type Ofsted doesn’t grade.
Location
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Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 2ET
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- Contract
- Permanent
- Working pattern
- Full time
- Posted
- 9 June 2026
- Closing date
- 25 June 2026
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