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Teaching Assistant

Cover Supervisor

Brookside Primary School · Leicester · Leicestershire

Job description

Brookside Primary School is looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Cover Supervisor to join our team. The successful candidate will be conscientious and organised with a passion for working with and motivating children. We are also looking for someone who is committed to providing high quality education for children in years 3, 4 and 5 particularly, and has a sound knowledge of the KS2 curriculum with a focus around English & Maths. They will be able to build excellent relationships with our older children.

This role will involve teaching cover as and when required, group work, one to one support, Teaching Assistant duties and lunchtime supervision. We are looking for someone who can inspire and empower pupils to take an active part in their own learning. Teamwork at Brookside is essential so we will be looking for someone with excellent personable skills and a team player.

The role is 30 hours per week, term-time plus one week (39 weeks in total).

Brookside Primary School provides a friendly, supportive environment where all staff are valued. Pupil achievement is due to the high commitment of staff in partnership with parents and carers. We are committed to providing pupils and staff the opportunity to grow their talents and realise their potential. All staff at Brookside are provided with welfare cover under our staff absence insurance which includes access to physiotherapy, nursing advice and much more. To find out more about our employee benefits, please refer to the Candidate Information Pack.

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for further details of this role.

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About this school

Brookside Primary School

Academy converter · Primary · Ages 4–11

Good
Pupils
440
Avg teacher salary
£50,150
Pupil:teacher ratio
24.9:1
Academy trust
OAK MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

Average (mean) teacher salary · DfE School Workforce Census 2024/25

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Ofsted rating key

OutstandingGoodRequires ImprovementInadequateNot rated

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.

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Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 4FU

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Salary
£29,542.00 - £32,046.00 Annually (FTE) Actual salary - £20,671 - £22,423 per annum (69.97% FTE)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part time
Posted
13 October 2026
Closing date
2 November 2026

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