Cover Supervisor
King Edward VI Academy, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, PE23 5EW24 days remaining to apply
Closing date
17 May 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
22 April 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £26,403.00 - £26,403.00 Annually (FTE) £23,191 (Actual)
Cover Supervisor job summary
King Edward VI Academy is now recruiting for a Cover Supervisor. This role could be your next career opportunity. If you are ambitious, inspirational, creative, open-minded and want to be part of our success then we want to hear from you.
We are driven to provide our young people with access to a world-class education and enrichment experiences. Our students benefit from a wealth of opportunities to develop, learn and lead. From the classroom, to cultural visits, sports, music and arts and engaging with our local communities, the rich and varied experiences we create help fuel ambition and unlock potential. The education and experiences we offer equips our young people with the leadership skills, team spirit, resilience and confidence to become outstanding citizens.
About the role
We are looking to appoint a Cover Supervisor to join our team. The key purpose of the job is to facilitate high quality learning within the classroom in the absence of the regular teacher, as well as to assist with general administrative duties.
This post will require the post holder to cover lessons and /or registration time for absent colleagues. When covering lessons, the post holder is expected to:
Arrive promptly at the classroom.
To supervise classes whose normal timetabled teacher is absent, which involves taking sole charge of a group of pupils.
Delivering and explaining the work set to students.
Responding to any questions relevant to the work set.
Ensuring that the students have the materials they need to carry out the tasks set for them
Ensure a positive working atmosphere is maintained and that the work is productive
Facilitate and encourage learning which helps all students achieve their potential.
Taking class registers at the start of each lesson
Please see the full job description.
See what it means and feels like to be part of the DRET Way.
37 hours per week over 39 WEEKS on a PERMANENT contract
Salary & Benefits
NJC7 £26,403 Full Time Annual (Actual Salary £23,191)
Local Government Pension Scheme
Regional networks of Trust colleagues and access to key leaders in Education
Commitment to employee Health and Wellbeing including dedicated Employee Assistance Programme
Rewards and Recognition Scheme
Cycle to Work Scheme
Who we are looking for
A team player who has:
GCSE grade A*-C (or equivalent) in Maths and English.
NVQ 2 for Teaching Assistants or equivalent qualification or experience.
University degree or FE qualifications.
Knowledge, Skills and Competencies
Understanding a variety of positive behaviour management.
Good literacy and numeracy skills as well as ICT skills.
Good communication and inter-personal skills, courteous and politeness.
Ability to represent and celebrate the values, culture and ethos of the school.
Ability to relate well to students, be an effective role model and motivate students to achieve success.
Ability to raise standards of attainment and aspiration
Professional manner at all times, excellent interpersonal and organisational skills
Knowledge of assessment models and other relevant learning strategies/programmes of study.
Enthusiasm, sense of humor, initiative and self-motivation.
Flexibility, creativity and ability to think laterally.
Effective time management skills.
Ability to be reflective and self-critical.
About our Academy
King Edward VI Academy has a strong sense of purpose and are fervently committed to the achievement of every individual. We aim to provide a high-quality education in a safe, happy, caring and focused environment. We encourage all students to embody our values of ambition and aspiration, courage and resilience and honesty and respect. We are intent on developing a love of learning amongst our students, offering them a broad and balanced curriculum, enhanced by a range of enrichment activities designed to support their personal growth. We encourage all students to take responsibility for their own learning.
We are ambitious for every child, no matter what their background, prior attainment or needs. We are very proud of our community and believe we offer something exciting for those who join us. We have the privilege of working in a stimulating and dynamic school that, combined with our co-educational ethos and smaller size, engenders a culture that genuinely cherishes individuality, aims to instil creativity and independence and celebrates open-minded thinking. Underpinned by our values, we are student focused and we believe that there are no limits for outstanding learning and outstanding achievement. We have high expectations of our students and staff, high aspirations for them and demonstrate complete belief in them all. Low level disruption is rare at KEVI and students are polite and respectful.
The academy is based in Spilsby, an historic market town nestling between the beautiful Lincolnshire coastline and the rolling Lincolnshire Wolds. It is also within driving distance of several Market towns and the larger towns of Boston, Grimsby and the city of Lincoln. The academy is currently attracting students from a wide catchment area from Skegness, the surrounding area and as far as Boston, Alford and Louth.
About The David Ross Education Trust
The David Ross Education Trust (DRET) mission is to give every child attending one of our schools a world-class education.
Broadening the horizons of young people by inspiring students to become their confident, academic best via an education that creates academically gifted, confident, well-rounded young people in the classroom, in the workplace and in their communities.
Whatever your role you will contribute towards creating a rich and exciting learning environment that also offers our students an unrivalled package of sporting and cultural enrichment.
Our aim is to be the country’s top-performing multi-academy trust in the country. Recognised as a nationwide system leader, the Trust runs 34 schools across the country, ranging from small rural primaries to much larger secondary schools in urban areas, our first All Through school and a special school which caters for pupils aged 2-19 who have a diverse range of special educational needs.
We are incredibly lucky to be able to work alongside outstanding organisations and individuals who are happy to share their expertise and skills in supporting the David Ross Foundation's vision to give children better life chances through access to the best education and support we can give them.
Apply now
To complete our on-line application form, please click on the 'apply now' tab.
Please note we do not accept CVs without a completed application form.
An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants.
The David Ross Education Trust is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment for our students and staff.
It is our objective to ensure that job applicants and staff are treated solely on the basis of their merits, abilities and potential. We do not discriminate against any applicants on the basis of any protected characteristics.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
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 King Edward VI Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 380 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- King Edward VI Academy website
King Edward VI Academy is a mixed, mainstream, secondary school in Spilsby, Lincolnshire. It caters to students aged 11 to 18 with a PAN of 520 students. Places are in high demand at our popular Academy leading to us being consistently well oversubscribed in every year group.
King Edward VI Academy opened in September 2012 and is sponsored by the David Ross Education Trust. It started as two separate schools, the King Edward VI Grammar School, which opened in 1550, and Sir John Franklin Secondary Modern School, which opened in 1954. The schools were combined in 1991 and began as a Humanities College and is a co-educational bi-lateral secondary school with a sixth form.
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