Cover Co-ordinator

Kings Priory School, North Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE30 4RF

15 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  23 June 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  8 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £27,694.00 - £29,540.00 Annually (FTE) £22,891-£24,416 Actual Salary based on 37 hours per week, term time only.

Cover Co-ordinator job summary

As Cover Co-ordinator, you will be responsible for organising and managing staff cover to ensure high-quality learning continues in the absence of teaching staff. You will work closely with senior leaders, teaching staff, and external agencies to secure appropriate cover and maintain continuity for pupils.

You will also provide cover to classes across the school and be an integral part of delivering the excellent education our pupils receive. By supervising work that is set by teaching staff, you will establish productive working relationships with pupils and act as a role model by setting high expectations.

This role requires excellent organisational skills, the ability to work under pressure, and a calm, solution-focused approach. For more information please see the attached documents or contact Brian Nelis on the details on this advert.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Kings Priory School

• School type: Academies, Does not apply, ages 4 to 18
• Education phase: All through school
• School size: 1565 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Kings Priory School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/kings-priory-school

Kings Priory School is an all-through school providing high quality education to pupils aged 4 to 19. The result of a merger between a thriving independent school and an outstanding community primary school, we are an inclusive, non-fee paying School with excellent teachers, a family environment, motivated pupils and a commitment to educating the whole child, both in and outside of the classroom.

Kings Priory School is the top performing school in North Tyneside at Key Stage 4; pupils achieve exceptional outcomes which are well above national averages. In 2018 98% of pupils achieved a 4+ in English and 93% of pupils achieved a 4+ in mathematics. We are also very proud of the outcomes students achieve in the Sixth Form, where, in 2018, the average grade was a B- and many students went to read their chosen subjects at Russell Group universities.

The School operates across two neighbouring sites in the centre of the attractive coastal village of Tynemouth with short commuting links into Newcastle upon Tyne. Kings Priory School is part of Woodard Academies Trust multi-academy sponsor whose aim is to be a provider of world class education, transforming lives within and across communities. Our Christian Ethos helps to make our school a thoughtful community and we are welcoming, positive and open to pupils and staff of all faiths and none.

Kings Priory School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

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