Cover Supervisor
St Luke's Church of England School, Exeter, Devon, EX1 3RD7 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
14 May 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
28 April 2026
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 38 hrs per week/39 weeks TTO
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Grade D
What skills and experience we're looking for
Cover Supervisor
Grade D
38hrs/39 weeks TTO
Full Time
St Luke’s Church of England School
We are seeking an enthusiastic and adaptable Cover Supervisor and Sports Coach to join our supportive school community. This rewarding role offers the opportunity to make a real difference to students’ confidence, engagement and success, both in the classroom and through sport and physical activity.
You will supervise classes during short-term teacher absence, delivering pre-planned lessons and maintaining a calm, purposeful learning environment with high expectations for behaviour and engagement. The successful candidate will be confident covering a range of subjects, including PE lessons, ensuring students remain motivated, active and focused on learning.
We are looking for someone who:
- Is passionate about supporting young people to succeed
- Has the confidence to lead classes across a range of subjects, including PE
- Can engage and motivate students positively
- Promotes high expectations of behaviour and learning
- Has an enthusiasm for sport, physical activity and student wellbeing
This is an excellent opportunity for someone with experience in sports coaching, teaching support or cover supervision, or for someone considering a career in education. The successful applicant will maintain a positive learning environment, support students to access the curriculum and manage behaviour effectively in the classroom and during PE activities.
St Luke’s offers centralised behaviour systems, sensible assessment policies, and incredible staff development, including a weekly entitlement to our nationally recognised instructional coaching programme.
St Luke’s is an ambitious and inclusive Church of England school, dedicated to ensuring that all students live life to the full. Our vision is underpinned by five core values: showing respect, being inclusive, giving hope, achieving your best, and taking responsibility. With a commitment to fostering curiosity and a love for learning, our school provides the perfect environment for both staff and students to thrive.
Full details about the role and to apply please visit: https://www.tedwraggtrust.co.uk/vacancy
Closing date: 14th May 2026 11.59pm
Interview date: W/C 18th May 2026
The Ted Wragg Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and operate in accordance with the Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy. All appointments will be subject to a number of safeguarding checks including an enhanced DBS check.
We are part of the Ted Wragg Trust, an ambitious and inclusive trust of schools
strengthening our communities through excellent education.
What the school offers its staff
This is such an exciting time to be joining St Luke’s. We were recently named among the top 5schools in Devon for the progress students make in their GCSEs, and we are proud to havebeen rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted in 2024.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
The Ted Wragg Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and operate in accordance with the Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy. All applicants will be subject to a full Disclosure and Barring Service check before an appointment is confirmed. This role requires the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence and fluency in English.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)About St Luke's Church of England School
- School type
- Academies, Church of England, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 853 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St Luke's Church of England School website
- Email address
- emma.thorpe@stlukescofe.school
- Phone number
- 01392 204 600
We are incredibly proud to be part of the rapidly growing Ted Wragg Trust and believe whole heartedly in their mission to grow great people. If you join St Luke’s you will be surrounded by people who have an unapologetic mission to be better every day. We offer all staff exceptional professional development through weekly coaching which has seen us be named as one of only 13 national coaching hubs. Our staff also benefit from disruption free classrooms created by a centralised behaviour system, wider Trust leadership development programmes as well as access to exceptional leadership coaching and opportunities such as SW100.
At St Luke’s, we are relentless in our mission to support the improvement of educational outcomes in the South West and are proud to be one of the most improved schools in the region following our 2022 outcomes. As a member of our team, we expect the same aspiration and are searching for people who reflect our core values by taking responsibility to achieve their best.
If you are someone who believes in the power of education to transform the lives of all young people, regardless of background, then St Luke’s is the place for you. We will provide you with the very best training, opportunities and environment that ensures you can be brilliant every day.
Arranging a visit to St Luke's Church of England School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email emma.thorpe@stlukescofe.school.
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