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Cover Supervisor
City Academy Norwich, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7LP17 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2026
Closing date
8 June 2026 at 1am
Date listed
22 May 2026
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Scale 7-11, £23,283-£25,257 actual pa (inc hol pay allowance) £26,403-£28,142 FTE
Cover Supervisor job summary
Part of the Sapientia Education Trust
- Salary - Scale 7-11, £23,283-£25,257 actual pa (inc hol pay allowance) £26,403-£28,142 FTE
- Permanent
- Full Time
- 37 hours per week
- Term Time plus 2 weeks
- Required for September 2026
City Academy Norwich is a dynamic, nurturing learning community with the highest expectations and aspirations for our students and staff. We strive to ensure that every child, irrespective of their starting point, receives an excellent education enabling them to become the best version of themselves. We are committed to ensuring all our students succeed and embrace the opportunities and experiences available to them.
City Academy Norwich is part of the Sapientia Education Trust, working together to build a highly successful community Academy for all our students.
THE ROLE
City Academy Norwich seeks to appoint a pro-active and enthusiastic Cover Supervisor to join us to take responsibility for groups or classes of students in the short-term absence of their usual teacher. This role is a great opportunity to get some classroom-based experience for those thinking of a potential career in teaching. Previous post holders have gone on to train and achieve QTS and have found the Cover Supervisor role invaluable in helping them along their career paths.
The key function of the role is to cover lessons for teaching staff in their absence.
When not covering lessons the Cover Supervisor will be expected to engage in activities as detailed below:
- To accompany pupils on trips away from the school
- To assist in the invigilation of examinations and tests
- To supervise pupils around the school when they are not in class.
- To support general school administration when demand for cover is low.
How to apply
A job description is available from ‘Attachments’.
For this vacancy, if you click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button, you will be redirected to our Trust’s website to apply via our online application form.
Closing date: 8 June 2026
Interview date: w/c 15 May 2026
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, therefore all applicants must be prepared to undergo a number of checks to confirm their suitability to work with children and young people. The Trust welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. In accordance with the Department of Education’s “Keeping Children Safe in Education”, references will be sought on all short-listed candidates before interview.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, therefore all applicants must be prepared to undergo a number of checks to confirm their suitability to work with children and young people. The Trust welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. In accordance with the Department of Education’s “Keeping Children Safe in Education”, references will be sought on all short-listed candidates before interview.
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About City Academy Norwich
- School type
- Academies, Does not apply, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 682 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- City Academy Norwich website
City Academy Norwich is a dynamic, nurturing learning community with the highest expectations and aspirations for our students and staff. We strive to ensure that every child, irrespective of their starting point, receives an excellent education enabling them to become the best version of themselves. We are committed to ensuring all our students succeed and embrace the opportunities and experiences available to them.
City Academy Norwich is part of the Sapientia Education Trust, working together to build a highly successful community Academy for all our students.
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