Cover Supervisor

Colne Valley High School, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD7 5SP

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  2 November 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  23 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £26,642.00 Annually (Actual) (FTE £30,515)

Cover Supervisor job summary

Colne Valley High School
Cover Supervisor
Permanent role, Term Time + 5 Days

Full Time - 37 Hours
Salary - Grade 7 £26,642 (FTE £30,515)

Start ASAP

Join Our Inspiring Team at Colne Valley High School! 

Colne Valley High School, part of Great Heights Academy Trust, is embarking on an exciting journey of improvement under our new Principal. we are looking to appoint a dedicated and enthusiastic Cover Supervisor to join our team.

Why Colne Valley High School? 

• Dynamic Leadership: Be part of a forward-thinking school under transformative leadership. 

• Collaborative Environment: Work within a supportive, innovative team that values excellence in teaching and learning. 

• Professional Growth: Benefit from outstanding career development support and continuous professional development through our expanding Multi-Academy Trust, which includes nine schools, a SCITT, Research School, and an English Hub. 

About the Role: 

As a Cover Supervisor, you will play a vital role in ensuring continuity of learning during teacher absences. Working under the guidance of teaching staff and school leaders, you will supervise classes, support student engagement and maintain a positive learning environment.

Key responsibilities include:

• Supervising whole classes during the short-term absence of teachers.

• Delivering pre-planned learning activities and ensuring students remain on task.

• Managing classroom behaviour in line with school policies and expectations.

• Supporting individual students and small groups to access learning effectively.

• Assisting with the organisation of daily cover arrangements alongside the Cover Officer.

• Providing administrative support to teaching staff where required.

• Supporting students during lessons, breaktimes, educational visits and enrichment activities.

• Promoting high standards of behaviour, attendance and inclusion across the school

We’re Looking for Individuals Who Are: 

• Has experience working with or supporting young people.

• Can confidently lead a classroom and maintain positive learning environments.

• Has excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• Is organised, adaptable and able to work effectively under pressure.

• Demonstrates resilience, professionalism and a calm approach to challenges.

• Shares our commitment to high expectations and empowering every student to achieve their potential.

• Works collaboratively and contributes positively to the wider life of the school.

If you are passionate and enthusiastic about helping children and can work with us to nurture their aspirations and dreams; enabling them to be the best they can be, then we would love to hear from you.

If you wish to apply for the position, please go to our Trust site vacancy page at https://ghat.org.uk/join-our-trust/vacancies/ and click on the Apply Now option on the advert.

To view our recent Ofsted report please click here Ofsted inspection

We look forward to hearing from you.

Closing Date: Monday 2nd November

Interviews: Thursday 5th November

*** Do not delay your application, as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early, should suitable applicants apply ***

Great Heights Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; pre-employment checks will be carried out; references will be sought, and successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, an online search, and other relevant checks with statutory bodies.

GDPR Disclaimer: Please note and appreciate that whilst we review all CV’s and applications, due to the high volume that we receive on a regular basis, we can only respond to candidates that have been successful with their application. Therefore, if you do not hear from us within 14 working days of your application, please accept that your application has been unsuccessful. In line with the General Data Protection Regulations (May 2018) (replacing the Data Protection Act 1998) we will permanently delete information for all unsuccessful applications, and we will not keep candidate information on file for future vacancies at this stage of our process.

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

The Academy is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Parents can feel confident that careful procedures are in place to ensure that all staff and volunteers are suitable to work with children within the Academy. Consistent and effective safeguarding procedures are in place to support families, children and staff. The Academy encourages parents and children to talk freely about any concerns or worries which may affect their wellbeing. All concerns are referred to the members of staff who are our trained designated Safeguarding Officers working as the school's Safeguarding Team.

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 Colne Valley High School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1360 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Colne Valley High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/colne-valley-high-school

Colne Valley High School is one of the first purpose built comprehensive schools in England; founded in 1956 and is located in the Colne Valley, an area of outstanding beauty in the east flank of the Pennine Hills in West Yorkshire.
Easily accessible from Manchester, Huddersfield, Leeds and surrounding areas.
With over 1350 students from September 2020, and an over-subscribed Year 7 & 8 cohort, we are a bustling, popular school with a real community feel.
In September 2019, Ofsted judged the school to be ‘Good’ in all four categories. This judgement reflects the significant progress and incredible journey by the school since the previous inspection in June 2017.
‘Teachers challenge pupils to increase their knowledge across a full range of subjects.’
‘Teachers have clear expectations. They are fair and consistent in dealing with pupils’ behaviour’.
‘Teachers have good subject knowledge, which they share with pupils enthusiastically.’

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