Cover Supervisor

Fakenham Academy, Fakenham, Norfolk, NR21 9QT

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  6 February 2026 at 12am (midnight)

• Date listed

  26 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Learning support or cover supervisor
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £19,940 - £21,631 actual pa

Cover Supervisor job summary

Part of the Sapientia Education Trust

• Salary – SCP 7-11, £19,940 - £21,631 actual pa (inc allowance for holiday pay) £26,403 - £28,142 FTE
• Permanent
• Part Time
• 32.5 hours per week
• Term Time plus 1 week
• Required ASAP

Fakenham Academy is a local school with high ambitions and a key drive for continuous improvement. We believe that education is the key to transforming life chances, and that by creating an outstanding learning environment where all students are happy and taught well, we will enhance their prospects to become productive, successful citizens of the future. Our core standards include high expectations of everyone in our learning community; good discipline consistently applied; reliably good quality teaching; a commitment from parents to work in partnership with the academy and respectful, positive relationships between everyone in our learning community. For us it is about educating the whole child through a diverse and broad curriculum and making sure they are prepared to enter today’s modern world, as well rounded capable young men and women. Our latest Ofsted inspection in October 2024 highlighted many areas of strength at the school and support we provide to all our staff, some of these are included below. 

• The trust has significantly invested in staffing. Pupils are taught by knowledgeable teachers who receive high-quality training.
• The school has introduced consistent and clear expectations for high-quality teaching.
• Pupils behave and attend well. They follow the school’s clearly defined expectations.
• The school has successfully established a caring culture. This culture has enabled staff to feel positive about how the school considers workload and well-being in all that it does.

THE ROLE

We wish to appoint a Cover Supervisor to join our Cover Team to start as soon as possible. 

The successful candidate will be responsible for supervising classes during teacher absence and undertaking other duties such as tutor-time supervision, break/lunch duties, providing support to the Pastoral and SEND teams and administrative tasks when required to ensure consistent care, support, and continuity of learning for all our students.

Applicants must be adaptable and resilient with good interpersonal skills. The ability to gain the respect of students is essential.  Applicants should ideally have had previous experience of working with young people between the ages of 11 to 16.

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 website to apply via our online application form.

Applications will be considered on receipt however, we do have a final application closing date.

Closing date: 6 February 2026, 8am

Interview date:  11 February 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. Successful candidates will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check and all necessary safeguarding checks before employment commences. 

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

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.

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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.

About Fakenham Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 743 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Fakenham Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/fakenham-academy

Fakenham Academy is a local school with high ambitions and a key drive for continuous improvement. We believe that education is the key to transforming life chances, and that by creating an outstanding learning environment where all students are happy and taught well we will enhance their prospects to become productive, successful citizens of the future. Our core standards include high expectations of everyone in our learning community; good discipline consistently applied; reliably good quality teaching; a commitment from parents to work in partnership with the academy and respectful, positive relationships between everyone in our learning community. For us it is about educating the whole child through a diverse and broad curriculum and making sure they are prepared to enter today’s modern world, as well rounded capable young men and women. Our latest Ofsted inspection recognised the high level standard we work hard to deliver resulting in being rated a “good” school in all aspects of the inspection.

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