Job description
COVER SUPERVISOR
Grade 3 £27,254 - £33,699 (FTE) per annum, pro rata
Actual Salary £21,311 - £26,351
32.5 hours per week Term time:
8.20am - 3.20pm (30 min lunch break)
Job Purpose
- Supervision of classes in the short-term absence of the class teacher under the guidance of teaching/senior staff
- In-class support within a designated range of subject areas
- Curriculum support, including planning and administration
- Cover Supervisors are an established team and must be prepared to work in any subject.
Specific Duties
Cover Supervision
- Report to the Cover Manager at the start of each day.
- Supervise whole class to undertake pre-set work and/or activities during the absence of the regular teacher.
- Take register - paper or electronic.
- Begin and end the lesson in line with school guidance, ensuring students are provided with the necessary resources for their learning.
- Maintain good order and manage pupil behaviour and deal promptly with conflict and incidents in line with established school policy.
- Keep students on task as necessary.
- Respond appropriately to questions raised by students.
- Collect any completed work and return it to the appropriate teacher/department.
- Ensure the room is left tidy and ready for the next lesson.
- Provide a brief report on each class covered at the end of each day and return this to the Cover Manager.
- To liaise with either the Subject Leader, Achievement Co-ordinator or Form Tutor re any behaviour difficulties experience during lessons.
- Use school digital systems as required, such as Arbor, Google Classrooms and approved online platforms
Closing Date: 1 September 2026
Candidates are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible as we reserve the right to interview earlier and withdraw the advert if a large number of applications are received.
Applications are handled on Teaching Vacancies (GOV.UK).
About this school
Plantsbrook School
Academy converter · Secondary · Ages 11–18
- Pupils
- 1,570
- Avg teacher salary
- £53,855
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 18.3:1
- Academy trust
- BROADLEAF PARTNERSHIP 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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Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, B72 1RB
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- Salary
- £27,254.00 - £33,699.00 Annually (FTE) Actual Salary - £21,311 - £26,351
- Contract
- Permanent
- Working pattern
- Part time
- Posted
- 13 July 2026
- Closing date
- 1 September 2026
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