Cover Manager

Sir Thomas Fremantle School, Winslow, Buckinghamshire, MK18 3GH

19 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  30 November 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  11 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £26,131.00 - £26,562.00 Annually (Actual) NJC Grade 5.16 to 5.17 (£29,572 - £30,060 FTE)

Cover Manager job summary

We are looking to recruit a Cover Manager to join our team to arrange cover for absent teaching staff, liaise with external agencies and oversee supply staff. You will respond to pre-booked absences and arrange cover as well as ‘on the day’ absences.

You will welcome supply staff and ensure they have a suitable ‘supply induction’ to Sir Thomas Fremantle. You will also cover lessons, deliver set work and manage student behaviour. During non-cover periods, you will be expected to support students in lessons, mentoring and supervision of students on duty.

You should have experience in the classroom and understand the importance of upholding the school values and providing continuity during a teacher’s absence. You will work with the school’s behavioural systems

Sir Thomas Fremantle is set in North Buckinghamshire for 11-16 year olds serving the local community. The school is in easy reach of Milton Keynes and Aylesbury. We benefit from great facilities - the school building was only opened in 2017.

We are driven to ensure all our students have an incredible education that inspires and prepares them for the next step in their journey. With 650 students we are able to really get to know each of them and our sense of community is a real strength of our school.

Your professional development is really important to us. We want you to have the skills and training so you can flourish in your role. We care about your wellbeing and we want to work with you to ensure we do all we can to support you.

We would love to show you around our school to meet our wonderful students and to get to know us better.

Please note that we do not accept CVs - applicants must submit a STFS application form via mynewterm.

Please contact Kate Duckmanton - kate.duckmanton@sirthomasfremantle.org if you wish to arrange a visit. STFS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. An Enhanced DBS check will be undertaken for the successful applicant.

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

STFS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.

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 Sir Thomas Fremantle School

• School type: Free School, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 632 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Sir Thomas Fremantle School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/sir-thomas-fremantle-school

STFS is a welcoming and caring school that is oversubscribed and academically successful. Our GCSE results place us firmly as one of the top performing non-selective schools across Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes. Being a small school, we have a unique opportunity to get to know each of our young people and their families, to develop a genuinely personalised approach to their learning and to offer the very best in academic rigour and pastoral care.

The students at STFS benefit from highly qualified and committed staff who understand the various challenges that young people face. The smaller class sizes and relationships that are deep rooted in mutual respect mean that students at STFS are more than a statistic. They feel valued and are keen to learn. We are committed to providing an environment where learners can learn and teachers can teach.

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