Cover Supervisor

Neale-Wade Academy, March, Cambridgeshire, PE15 9PX

17 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  22 February 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  2 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £26,196.00 - £27,255.00 Annually (FTE) £19,703.82 to £20,500.37 Annually (Actual)

Cover Supervisor job summary

Job Title: Cover Supervisor

Contract: Permanent, 32.5 hours per week, 39 weeks per year

Salary (FTE): ALT Grade E - £26,196.00 to £27,255.00

Salary (Actual): ALT Grade E - £19,703.82 to £20,500.37

Closing Date: Sunday 22nd February 2026

Are you passionate about supporting pupil’s learning? Neale-Wade Academy are looking for a committed Cover Supervisor to support high-quality learning, maintain positive behaviour and contribute to the smooth day-to-day running of the Academy.

If you are interested in this role, we look forward to welcoming you to tour our school.

About the role:

We are seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated Cover Supervisor to join our team at Neale-Wade. The successful candidate will provide classroom supervision when the teacher is absent, ensuring there is a productive working environment for the pupils. This is a key role in supporting the day to day running of the school.

We are looking for someone who possesses strong interpersonal and communication skills, has high expectations of themselves and pupils, with good knowledge of behaviour management techniques and the ability to use these in the appropriate situations.

Why choose Neale-Wade Academy?

By joining Neale-Wade Academy, you can look forward to our in-house ECT support through Ambition Institute, as well as continuous opportunities for personal and professional growth, including leadership development opportunities.

Our Academy has a strong and positive culture, where staff are supported, valued and united by consistently high expectations for all. This culture enables our young people to be confident in their learning, with behaviour that is calm, respectful and purposeful.

We warmly invite you to visit the Academy to meet our students and staff and see this for yourself. This is an excellent opportunity to join an Academy that is deeply committed to making a meaningful difference for the young people in its community.

As part of the Active Learning Trust, you will gain access to:

• Vivup Benefit System
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Teacher Pensions

We encourage you to visit us to find out more about this exciting opportunity. Please contact Donna Spendelow, at DSpendelow@neale-wade.org, to arrange a visit or for further information.

The Active Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people. We expect all staff to actively share this commitment. All adults working in our Trust in whatever capacity will be part of a thorough safer recruitment process. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks including the taking of satisfactory references and enhanced criminal record clearance in line with the need to create and maintain a safe culture.

The Active Learning Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint prior to the advert closing date. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

To ensure we recruit and retain the best talent, all new employees recruited to the Active Learning Trust (leadership, teaching and support staff) will be subject to a 6 months’ probation period at the start of their employment (except for Early Career Teachers who are subject to a Statutory Induction Period). This policy aims to assess new employees' alignment with our culture, teaching standards, and student needs. It is designed to foster success; with regular evaluations and support mechanisms in place, helping us to identify and nurture talent.

We value diversity and welcome applications from all, including those with protected characteristics under the Equality Act. Flexible working will be considered for all roles deemed suitable.

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 Neale-Wade Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1222 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Neale-Wade Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/neale-wade-academy

Neale Wade Academy is an educational establishment for 11 - 18 year old students.

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