Cover Supervisor - Primary Phase
Cranbrook Education Campus, Exeter, Devon, EX5 7EE22 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
7 January 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
16 December 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 32.5 hpw (8:30am - 3:30pm, 5 days a week, term time only)
Contract type
- Fixed term - Until 31st August 2026
Actual salary
- £20.265 - £22,317 pa
What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you passionate about helping young minds grow? Are you interested in a career in Education? We are seeking a committed, creative and enthusiastic practitioner to join our friendly and supportive team. As a cover supervisor, you will play a key role in ensuring that lessons run smoothly in the absence of a class teacher. You will be responsible for supervising children, managing classroom behaviour, and ensuring that pupils are engaged in learning activities. You will be required to follow lesson plans left by the teacher and offer support where necessary to maintain a positive learning environment.
If you hold the qualities that we are looking for and believe you can help to transform lives, we would love to hear from you.
The post is initially temporary for two terms until 31st August 2026, linked to an internal secondment.
What the school offers its staff
Cranbrook Education Campus is a unique all through school that operates at the heart of its community, offering aspirational learning and opportunities to transform the lives of our pupils. Our mission is to transform lives and strengthen our communities to make the world a better place. We do this by living our values of “the PERKS” of being #Crantastic”. We are Proud, Engaged, Ready, Kind and Safe.
Transport Links to Cranbrook Education Campus:
🚆 Rail (Train)
- The town is served by Cranbrook (Devon) railway station, on the West of England Main Line / East Devon Line.
- Trains provide hourly (or close to hourly) services, linking Cranbrook with Exeter St Davids / Exeter Central and continuing on to destinations like London Waterloo, among others.
🚌 Bus
- Several bus routes serve Cranbrook, provided by Stagecoach South West (and earlier services) — e.g. route 4, 4A, and 4B.
- The 4 / 4A link Cranbrook with Exeter, other nearby towns such as Ottery St Mary, Honiton.
🚗 Road & Cycling / Car
- Cranbrook lies near major roads: it’s roughly 2 km east of the M5 motorway, and north of the A30 road.
- There is a dedicated cycle / pedestrian link into Exeter via a bridge over the M5 (the Redhayes Bridge), which helps for cycling or walking commutes.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
The Ted Wragg Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments will be subject to a number of safeguarding checks including an enhanced DBS check.
Applying for the job
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About Cranbrook Education Campus
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 16
- Education phase
- Through
- School size
- 1058 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Cranbrook Education Campus website
- Email address
- recruitment@cranbrook.education
- Phone number
- 01404 823293
Cranbrook Education Campus is a unique all through school that operates at the heart of its community, offering aspirational learning and opportunities to transform the lives of its pupils.
We are part of the Ted Wragg Trust, an ambitious and inclusive trust of schools strengthening our communities through excellent education.
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