Cover Supervisor

Holyhead School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B21 0HN

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  15 April 2026 at 1pm

• Date listed

  2 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: SCP 14 - 17
• Additional allowances:

  SCP 14 - 17

Cover Supervisor job summary

• Supervising work that has been set in accordance with school policy

• Liaising with teaching staff with regard to work set for a class

• Managing the behaviour of students to ensure a constructive environment whilst undertaking work

• Responding to any questions from students about process and procedure

• Dealing with any immediate problems or emergencies in accordance with the school's policies and procedures

• Collecting any completed work and resources after the lesson and returning them to the appropriate teacher or subject leader

• Reporting back, as appropriate, using the school's agreed referral procedures, on the behaviour of students during the class, and any other issues arising

• Student registration of a class

• In a controlled environment, to supervise students who have been isolated from their peers as a behaviour sanction

• To support the work of one or more curriculum areas

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 Holyhead School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1271 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Holyhead School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/holyhead-school-birmingham

What makes Holyhead special is our commitment to learning without limits. Students enter the school with attainment levels significantly below the national average (ISDR) but go on to achieve whatever they set their minds to. More students than you find at other schools, go on to employment, Higher Education and Apprenticeships. They attend Russell Group Universities and read the most competitive courses you can imagine. They become Engineers, Lawyers, Accountants, Entrepreneurs and Doctors etc, but they also become well-rounded individuals who understand how to keep safe, how to articulate themselves and how to respect diversity, equality and active citizenship.

We invest a lot in developing the strength of their character, making students independent and confident with vision and intellectual curiosity.

The focus on the development of character extends to staff. Whilst we have a strong commitment to staff wellbeing and CPD. We also expect staff to become role models for the school community. Our induction, staff incentive scheme and person specifications place an emphasis on Leadership, Organisation, Resilience, Initiative and Communication.

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