Cover Supervisor

King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy, Birmingham, West Midlands, B20 2HL

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  7 October 2026 at 10am

• Date listed

  23 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £25,063.00 - £27,225.00 Annually (Actual) SCP: 17 - 22, (FTE - £32,046 - £34,811)

Cover Supervisor job summary

Required as soon as possible.

King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls’ Academy is seeking to appoint a dedicated and professional Cover Supervisor to join our team.

Purpose of the Role

To supervise whole classes during the absence of the class teacher under the guidance of teaching/senior staff. This includes implementing work programmes, managing student behaviours, and assisting pupils in relevant activities in line with the Academy’s policies and procedures.

Main Responsibilities

Communicate, distribute and supervise work set by the teacher in accordance with Academy policy.

Manage the behaviour of pupils to ensure a constructive environment.

Respond to questions from pupils about process and procedures (excluding lesson content).

Deal with any immediate problems or emergencies according to Academy policies.

Collect completed work and return it to the appropriate teacher.

Report back to the teacher on pupil behaviour and any issues arising.

Provide general clerical/administrative support as required.

Accompany staff and pupils on educational visits and take responsibility for a group under direction.

Additional Information

Contribute to the overall ethos and aims of the Academy. Promote safeguarding and welfare of children and young people. Ensure all tasks are carried out with due regard to Health and Safety.

The successful candidate will be fully supported in their career and professional development through a vast programme of CPD provided by the academy.

Please note: Previous applicants need not apply.

Please note an online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants.

All successful candidates will be required to present their birth certificate along with evidence of any name changes.

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 King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1052 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/king-edward-vi-handsworth-wood-girls-academy

King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls’ Academy is proud to serve the community of Handsworth and North West Birmingham. We are a non-selective, comprehensive, thriving, diverse and academically successful school for girls aged 11-18. Our Academy is part of the King Edward VI Academy Trust and we are committed to delivering our shared values and resolutely believe that education can:

• Raise aspirations to transform the lives of young people and to enhance the well-being of individuals and the community.
• Give young people the chance to live rich, fulfilled lives and to contribute to society.
• Provide more than the teaching of knowledge and skills.
• Develop curiosity and independence of mind.
• Create a love of learning, which will foster creativity, imagination and the capacity to communicate.
• Provide the chance to participate in sport, music, drama, outdoor pursuits and involvement in the wider community.
• Build character and relationships, along with a sense of morality, care and respect for others.

Regardless of their background or starting points, we expect all our students will achieve the highest academic standards. We also believe if we equip our students with the universal values of scholarship, character and community it will serve them well at university, in training, the workplace and their lives.

We are committed to the value of a broad and balanced curriculum, which is flexible and responsive to the needs of our students and well-matched to their aspirations.

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