Cover Supervisor

Edgar Wood Academy, Heywood, OL10 2QN

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  15 May 2024 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  24 April 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Learning support or cover supervisor
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Science
• Working pattern: Full time: 32.5 hours a week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Support Staff Scale points 12-17

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking to appoint a Cover Supervisor to support our team to facilitate the smooth and effective delivery of the curriculum across all school subject areas. This role demands flexibility and initiative and presents an excellent opportunity for candidates who are potentially looking to gain experience to progress into teaching, or for those who aspire to work within the area of SEND and/or Social and Emotional Mental Health.

What the school offers its staff

We are a school with a current intake of 480 students in Years 7, 8 and 9 and have recently moved into a modern, state-of-the-art building, with stunning views of the local countryside, but within easy access of several motorway links. Edgar Wood Academy is part of the Altus Education Partnership and as such our staff benefit from a wide range of support and development within a collaborative community.

To work at Edgar Wood Academy, you must aspire to be an outstanding colleague, with a willingness to share and learn. We wish to appointment someone who will help us to make a positive difference to the lives of young people in the borough.

In return we promise a supportive and enjoyable working environment and the resources needed to carry out the role to the highest standards, including a bespoke professional development programme to support you with your future career aspirations.

Commitment to safeguarding

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. This position is subject to an Enhanced DBS check under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Applying for the job

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@altusep.com

Visas cannot be sponsored.

Upload additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Application Pack - Edgar Wood Academy - Cover Supervisor - April 24.pdf - 657 KB (opens in new tab)

About Edgar Wood Academy

• School type: Free School, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 295 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Edgar Wood Academy website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: recruitment@altusep.com
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/edgar-wood-academy (opens in new tab)

Thank you for your interest in Edgar Wood Academy. We are incredibly excited to have been chosen by the Department for Education to open a new school to serve the local community in Middleton and Heywood. Helping our students realise their potential lies at the heart of everything we do. Through a culture of mutual respect, strong behaviour and high standards, we aim to inspire and engage all pupils, regardless of prior attainment or social background.

By joining our school, you will be part of an exciting journey, building the school from its foundations and helping to create the ethos, values and culture of our school. We believe in strong discipline, which allows our teachers to teach and our students to learn. As a result, we will improve student achievement through high-quality teaching in a safe and caring environment. We value each individual child in our school and recognise that each has different talents and gifts, which we will nurture over the course of their school journey. We will help each student to develop, both personally and academically, so that they have the knowledge and skills to progress to an aspirational career, a fulfilling life and make a positive contribution to their local community.

The school has recently moved into a modern, state-of-the-art building, with stunning views of the local countryside, but within easy access of several motorway links. We can offer the opportunity to shape and develop a curriculum which will capture students’ interests, provoke serious thinking and develop their intellectual curiosity. The curriculum will be culturally relevant to our students and will serve to develop social attitudes and behaviours, celebrate British values and ensure that students have an inclusive approach to their local and global communities. Edgar Wood Academy have an extensive enrichment programme which will ensure that all pupils are engaged in a curriculum suffused with memorable experiences and rich opportunities for learning.

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