Cover Supervisor

Mangotsfield School, Bristol, BS16 9LH

9 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  4 November 2026

• Closing date

  13 November 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  4 November 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Learning support or cover supervisor
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: PATH 6 £29,542 FTE, £24,036 prorated

Cover Supervisor job summary

Job title: Cover Supervisor  

Salary: PATH 6 £29,542 FTE, £24,036 prorated 

Hours: 35 hours per week, 39 weeks of the year (term time only + 5 INSET) 

Contract type: Permanent

About the role 

In this role, you will be the face of support in the classroom. When a teacher is away, you will step in to lead the lesson, guide students through pre-planned tasks, and keep them focused, motivated and safe. No two days are the same, and your presence will be key in helping our students maintain their momentum and enthusiasm for learning.

What you will be doing:

• Stepping up to guide classes through structured work left by their teachers, ensuring they stay on task and get the most out of their lesson.
• Creating a welcoming, focused and respectful classroom environment where everyone feels safe and ready to learn.
• Helping students navigate their work, answering their questions and offering tailored support to individual learners or small groups.
• Handing completed work back to teachers and sharing useful updates on student progress and behaviour.
• Stepping in to assist with break-time supervision or help out students who need a quieter, alternative space to work.
• Under the direction of teachers, preparing engaging learning resources, design vibrant classroom displays and help keep student records up to date.

About you

We are looking for someone who genuinely enjoys working with teenagers, brings a positive attitude to the corridors and can think on their feet. If you are a natural communicator who can build quick rapport with students and staff alike, you will thrive here!

You will:

• hold at least GCSE-equivalent qualifications (NVQ Level 2 or equivalent) in English and Maths.
• have a background working with young people
• be passionate about student welfare and are ready to actively protect and promote the safety of our pupils.
• be an effective multitasker who can manage a busy daily schedule with a calm, polite and professional approach.
• be proactive, keen to learn new techniques and excited about developing your career in education.

About us

Mangotsfield School has a strong ethos built on our four values. In all aspects of school life we encourage students to love learning, embrace challenges, give and earn respect and grow our community. Our classrooms, our corridors and our systems are built on these values: this supports our culture where we can meet individual needs and close the gaps for our students. 

Mangotsfield School is a local secondary school firmly rooted in, and proudly working within, the community which it serves. The school is situated in pleasant semi-rural surroundings on the north-eastern outskirts of Bristol. Mangotsfield School benefits from being part of a wider trust and partners with Downend School to deliver 16-19 opportunities for all students.  

We can offer you:

• Happy, engaging students who thrive on inspirational leadership
• A supportive trust and school community
• Strong collaboration across the trust family of schools and access to a centralised team of specialists across all areas of school operations
• A commitment to high‑quality CPD, with dedicated time and budget for your development
• A values‑driven ethos where diversity, equity and inclusion are lived every day
• Recognition of continuous service (modification order) to protect employment rights and entitlements
• Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions and death‑in‑service cover
• Access to Health Shield, a fully funded healthcare scheme
• Occupational sick pay to support you during illness or unexpected emergencies
• Family‑friendly leave packages to help maintain a healthy work–life balance

In order to apply for this role please fully complete an application form via Eteach by 9am, 13th November. Interviews are expected to take place on 25th November. Please let us know if you require any adjustments as part of the process. 

Further details and additional information about our trust may be viewed on our website. 

Please know that depending on the number of applications received we may decide to close the advert early. If you do not hear from us by a week after the closing date then please assume that you have not been shortlisted for an interview. If you have previously applied for this role there is no requirement to apply again, all applications will be reviewed. We wish you all the best in your future and ask that you join our E-Teach Talent Pool so as to keep up to date with all of our latest current opportunities. 

Join us in Providing a Great Education for Every Child 

Pathway Trust is committed to equal opportunities and encourages applicants from all backgrounds and communities, as we recognise the importance and benefit this has for our students.

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

Mangotsfield School and Castle School Education Trust (CSET) are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful candidates are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service 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 Mangotsfield School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1191 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Mangotsfield School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/mangotsfield-school-bristol

Everything at Mangotsfield School is based around its school
values driven by Headteacher, Hetty Blackmore. Having first
joined the school as a newly qualified teacher when she was
23 years old and returned to lead it later in her career, she is
very proud of the journey the school is on.

Mangotsfield School is proud to serve its community and has
been part of the local community since 1957. They have just
celebrated being rated as a ‘Good’ school by Ofsted (visit
March 2022).

There are wonderful resources and facilities on site, allowing
students to embrace curricular and extra-curricular
challenges from DT, art, dance, drama and a climbing wall to
name a few. There is a lot of open space, which is green and
calm. And this sense of calm is echoed in the school itself.
The school has a proud sporting history and teams have
travelled as far as Wembley to take part in national
competitions. The school is also on a mission to broaden
horizons with many co-curricular trips taking place, such as a
Year 7 trip to Slimbridge Wetlands for art research and a
Year 8 trip to Tyntesfield House to explore gothic horror
within the English curriculum.

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