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  • Start date details

    Immediate

  • Closing date

    19 January 2026 at 10am

  • Date listed

    6 January 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£22,668.00 Annually (Actual)

Cover Supervisor job summary

The Manor Drive Secondary Academy is a brand new, over subscribed school in the north of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire. The school is very much the centre of the local community and is situated amongst a thriving new housing estate. We welcomed the first cohort of 120 Year 7 students in September 2022. Manor Drive is an ideal place to enhance your career, in a small team with high expectations. Whilst being an innovative and dynamic Academy, we have traditional values and high standards both for our students and staff. Staff are extremely supportive with ambitions of exceptional outcomes for all.

We are seeking to appoint a Cover Supervisor to join our highly successful team where students are paramount. The post entails supervising lessons when teachers are absent and assisting with the development of learning resources for such lessons. The role is busy and varied, you will work across many subject areas.

Strong personal qualities such as confidence, integrity and presence are sought in addition to good ICT skills. Consistent and effect communication are required together with the ability to use your own initiative.

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU:

  • The rare and exciting opportunity to work in a growing school and be part of something from early in the school journey
  • Strong focus on student and staff wellbeing
  • Free on-site parking
  • Laptop
  • Free staff parking
  • Use of staff room space
  • Staff gym

We welcome questions from prospective applicants, please contact, Penny Noble by email: pnoble@manordrivesecondary.org.uk We reserve the right to close the job advert early should we receive a high number of applications. If you have previously applied for this role in the past 6 months, please do not re-apply.

Closing date for applications is noon on Monday 19 January 2026

Manor Drive Secondary Academy is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments involve regulated activity and are subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure, Barred Check List and two successful references. Online searches are carried out on all shortlisted candidates.

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.

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About Manor Drive Secondary Academy

School type
Free School, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
Secondary school
School size
446 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16
Ofsted report
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School location

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