Cover Supervisor

St Peter's Collegiate Academy, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV3 9DU

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  3 July 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  16 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £21,695.00 - £22,393.00 Annually (FTE)

Cover Supervisor job summary

Are you a confident, adaptable, and resilient individual looking to make a genuine impact in education? We are seeking a dedicated Cover Supervisor to join our vibrant school community.

As a Cover Supervisor, you are the captain of the classroom in the temporary absence of the regular teacher. Your primary mission is to maintain a constructive, focused learning environment, ensuring that students remain on task, motivated, and safe.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Classroom Management: Leading classrooms confidently, managing student behavior effectively, and upholding our school's values and behavior policies.

• Facilitating Learning: Delivering pre-prepared lessons across a variety of subjects—no day is ever the same! (You don't need to be a subject expert; you just need the skills to guide the students through the work left for them).

• Supporting Students: Answering questions, keeping pupils engaged, and providing a positive, encouraging presence.

• Collaboration: Working closely with teaching staff and the cover team to ensure seamless transitions and accurate feedback on student progress.

Who You Are:

This role is perfect for someone looking to gain valuable classroom experience before pursuing a teaching career, or an experienced professional who thrives in a fast paced, student facing environment. You will need:

• Exceptional communication skills and a natural ability to command respect.

• A calm, patient demeanor and the flexibility to adapt to changing schedules at a moment's notice.

• A passion for supporting the academic and personal growth of young people.

  Three Spires Trust and its academies are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Section 128 direction check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.

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

Three Spires Trust and its academies are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Section 128 direction check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.

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 St Peter's Collegiate Academy

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1306 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Peter's Collegiate Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-peter-s-collegiate-academy

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