Cover Supervisor

Bungay High School, Bungay, Suffolk, NR35 1RW

17 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 January 2026

• Closing date

  28 November 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  10 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £26,409.00 - £28,624.00 Annually (FTE) both salaries would be pro-rata

Cover Supervisor job summary

Advertisement - Cover Supervisor

Grade 4, point range 9 - 12 (starting salary: £27,254 pro rata)

1 based on 35 hours per week, 39 weeks per year

Permanent.

We are looking for a Cover Supervisor to work at Bungay High School to start on 1 January 2026.

We are seeking to recruit a confident and enthusiastic Cover Supervisor to join Bungay High School. This is an exciting role, working directly with students in the classroom to provide cover for teaching staff absence.

You will be responsible for delivering pre-set work to students in the absence of a teacher. There will also be an opportunity to support our busy main school office. You will be joining an experienced cover team who will provide additional support where required.

This role would ideally suit an individual considering a future career in teaching, or who someone with past teacher training or teaching experience who’s looking to develop this in a supportive, professional environment.

Bungay High School is a thriving and successful school situated in a pleasant rural area. We are 20 miles from Norwich and 15 miles from the delightful heritage coast. We have fantastic students, great staff and a commitment to success for all. We have an excellent CPD programme and are committed to staff development.

If you think you are a good fit and would like to experience what Bungay High School have to offer for an exciting career change please apply. An application form is available from our school website, www.bungayhigh.co.uk. Alternatively, please contact Mrs Blake, Headteacher’s PA; 01986 891642 or email rblake@bungayhigh.co.uk. Please note we do not accept CV’s.

The closing date for applications is Friday 28 November 2025 at midday. Please address your covering letter of interest to Mrs Chanel Oswick, Headteacher.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A DBS check will be required for this post.

Our values, which underpin every decision we take and the systems we use, are demonstrated in 'The Bungay Way', and these are sought, caught and taught by our character virtues of RESPECT,RESILIENCE, REFLECTIVENESS and RESPONSIBIITY. We have a comprehensive student character-building programme, through which we are working towards the nationally recognised Character Quality Mark.

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

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.

About Bungay High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 996 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Bungay High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/bungay-high-school-bungay

Bungay High School Academy is a thriving and successful school situated in a pleasant rural area. We are 20 miles from Norwich and 15 miles from the delightful heritage coast. We have fantastic students, great staff and a commitment to success for all. We have an excellent CPD programme and are committed to staff development.

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