Cover Supervisor

Queensmead School, Ruislip, Middlesex, HA4 0LS

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  16 September 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  2 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £21,797.00 - £21,797.00 Annually (Actual) NJC Scale, Point 7

Cover Supervisor job summary

COVER SUPERVISOR

NJC Scale 4, Pt. 7 - £21,797 actual salary (£30,288 FTE)

Monday to Friday 30.83 hrs per week

Required as soon as possible

Closing date: Wednesday 16th September (9am)

Queensmead is an oversubscribed 11-18 mixed school. We have a reputation for teaching excellence, which leads to exceptional outcomes for our students at both GCSE and A level. We invest heavily in our staff and we are very proud of their success.

Cover Supervisors are responsible for providing instructions and ensuring the work set by the class teacher is worked on by students, answering students' general questions and reporting back to the teacher on a range of issues. The successful candidate will enjoy working with secondary-aged students, be patient and empathetic, and be confident in leading a full class. Please note that Cover Supervisors do not have any responsibility for planning lessons themselves, or any form of assessment of students' progress or development.

Hours of work: Monday to Friday, 8.20am to 3pm, with 30 minutes unpaid lunch break

If you do not hear from us by 3pm on the working day following the closing date of this advert, you should assume that your application has been unsuccessful. We are unable to provide individualised feedback on each application, unless you are invited to interview.

Benefits:-

• A comprehensive induction programme will be provided

• Free membership of the Fitness Zone at Queensmead Sports Centre

• Free BUPA Health Care Plan (Includes benefits worth approximately £2000)

• Cycle to Work Scheme

• Free access to Goals Soccer Centre

• Refer a Friend Scheme

To find out more about our Benefits visit here

Please apply using the MyNewTerm application form

Applications will be shortlisted and interviewed at the earliest opportunity.

Early applications for this post are recommended.

If you are shortlisted for an interview, online searches may be done as part of the school’s due diligence checks.

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

The appointment is subject to references and an enhanced DBS check.

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

Queensmead School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The appointment is subject to references and an enhanced DBS check.

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 Queensmead School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1502 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Queensmead School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/queensmead-school-ruislip

About Queensmead School

Queensmead School is based in South Ruislip, Middlesex, and is a ‘Good’, oversubscribed 11-18 mixed comprehensive school where students achieve very highly and display ‘excellent behaviour’ (Ofsted). It currently has around 1,450 students.

Head Teacher

Rhona Johnston

Values and Vision

Queensmead School strives to maintain a learning environment where students can reach their maximum potential, wherever their skills may lie. Technology is a key part of the education environment, with devices such as visualisers, iPads and Chromebooks a regular classroom feature. There is also a strong emphasis on attendance and punctuality, with these qualities seen as essential to the learning process and academic endeavour.

Queensmead offers students the chance to participate in activities such as music tuition and sports, with facilities including basketball courts, a fitness zone and access to five-a-side football pitches. International experiences offered to secondary students include language development in France, Germany and Spain, trekking excursions in Morocco, and skiing in Italy and Austria.

Ofsted Report

“There is a strong culture of respect and tolerance at the school. Pupils are calm and mature. The school’s values of kindness, respect, resilience and independence shine through when staff and pupils interact... Behaviour around the school is excellent. All staff are supported by leaders and school systems to maintain high expectations of pupils’ behaviour... ”

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