Cover Supervisor
Herschel Grammar School, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 3BW11 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
22 June 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
11 June 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £25,583.00 - £25,989.00 Annually (FTE)
Cover Supervisor job summary
Required September 2026 Term time including INSET days8.15am to 3pm including unpaid lunch time of 30 minutesRate of pay - NJC Scale 3, SCP point range 5-6 = FTE £25,583 - £25,989 depending on experienceActual Salary £19,367 - £19,661 inclusive of London Fringe Allowance
Herschel Grammar School is a mixed, selective school graded ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted.
The post holder will deliver pre-set work to classes in the absence of teachers plus other pupil and administrative related duties.
The appointment will be subject to a clear DBS search and we aim to appoint individuals who:
- have good practical skills and attention to detail
- are approachable, caring but firm
- are able to work with teachers and students in a calm manner
- have good standards of literacy and numeracy and ICT skills
- are energetic, creative and hands-on in all they do
- can work collaboratively in a team
- can recognise the success in students, others and themselves, as the first building block to improvement
- are extremely flexible and can cope with change
- have an openness to training and personal development
We offer a competitive salary, a friendly and supportive working environment, health and medical benefits and the option to join the Local Government Pension Scheme, in which the employee pays 5.5% and the employer contributes a further 20.6%.
Information on this post and an application form (CVs will not be considered) can be downloaded below. Completed application form should be emailed to hpa@herschel.slough.sch.uk
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. NOR 1088 including 320 in sixth form.
Applications by Monday 22 June 2026. We reserve the right to appoint before the closing date for an exceptional candidate.
The Schelwood Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
An enhanced DBS is required for this post. CVs are not acceptable.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Herschel Grammar School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1056 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Herschel Grammar School website
Herschel Grammar School is a selective, co-educational secondary school serving Slough and its surrounding areas. At the last inspection, the school was deemed outstanding in all categories by Ofsted. The school has around 1044 pupils, 316 of whom are in the sixth form.
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