6 days remaining to apply

  • Closing date

    3 October 2023 at 9am

  • Date listed

    18 September 2023

Job details

Visa sponsorship

No, visa sponsorship not available

Working pattern

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£24,948.00 - £26,845.00 Annually (FTE) Actual Annual Gross Salary: £20,148 - £21,680

Cover Supervisor job summary

Cover Supervisor


Permanent Position


34.5 hours per week, term time only plus 5 INSET days

Mon – Thurs; 8:20am – 4:10pm, Fri; 8:20am – 3:40pm

Salary Grade 7: £24,948 - £26,845 pro rata, per annum

Actual Annual Gross Salary: £20,148 - £21,680


The Cherwell School is a successful comprehensive school in Oxford, rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted. We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic Cover Supervisor to join our friendly cover supervisor team, working to provide cover during periods of staff absence.  This role will be classroom based and the subject of the lessons requiring cover will vary, however our Cover Officer will aim to assign you to subjects which you have a particular interest in where possible.  This would be an excellent opportunity for someone considering a career as a secondary teacher, as many of our previous cover supervisors have gone on to complete their teacher training.  Should you wish to be part of our future we welcome your application.

If you would like to have an informal discussion about this position please call the HR Department, on 01865 558719.

The closing date for applications is Tuesday 3rd October 2023 at 9.00am

The River Learning Trust and The Cherwell School are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism. The Trust is required to conduct a variety of checks and online searches about you as part of their recruitment process in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. It is an offence to apply for certain roles within schools if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

For all RLT Safer Recruitment Documentation candidates should click on the following link: RLT Safer Recruitment Documents for Candidates. Please see our website for up to date policies including our Child Protection and Behaviour Policies. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. For further guidance for applicants click on this link: List of offences that are not filtered.



Commitment to safeguarding

The Cherwell School and the River Learning Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism. All staff must ensure that the highest priority is given to following the guidance and regulations to safeguard children and young people.

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About The Cherwell School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
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School size
2007 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18

The Cherwell School is a high performing and oversubscribed comprehensive school in Oxford (approximately 2,000 students on roll, including 680 in the Sixth Form). We are delighted that we were judged ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted (October 2022), as we feel this is a fair reflection of the school, not least as we recognize that we have the capacity to develop and improve further. We consider ourselves to be a school which has at its heart “opportunity, responsibility, excellence” and we aim to make this a deeper reality for all of our students and staff in the years to come.

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