Cover Supervisor

Sexey's School, Bruton, Somerset, BA10 0DF

19 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2027

• Closing date

  25 November 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  6 November 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £11,614.00 - £12,576.00 Annually (Actual)

Cover Supervisor job summary

COVER SUPERVISOR

• Grade 13 Point 6-11 actual salary range £11,614-£12,576pa based on full-time equivalent £26,847-£29,071pa
• 20.25 hours per week
• Permanent, Term time plus 1 week (36 working weeks)
• Required for January 2027

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and confident new member to join our dedicated team of Cover Supervisors to work with classes across the curriculum during the short-term absence of teaching staff. You will be required to ensure that students complete the work set by teaching staff, to support students with their learning as required and maintain students’ behaviour appropriately in accordance with school policies and procedures. In addition, you may provide administrative support to Heads of Year and Heads of Department, undertake duties, accompany students on external visits and invigilate for exams.

This post is ideally suited if you are an aspiring teacher or looking to gain valuable experience in a successful secondary school or education setting. Experience of working with young people would be an advantage although training and induction will be provided. Our students are a pleasure to teach, they are motivated, articulate and respectful and we pride ourselves on our strong staff-student relationships.

We are a caring community and were proud to be named by the Sunday Times as the ‘happiest school in Somerset’ in 2025 (Ofsted date 2020-2025). Join us at Sexey’s School and be part of a team committed to being exceptional in all that we do.

Closing date: noon on 25 November 2026

Interviews: TBC

Early applications are strongly encouraged and we reserve the right to close the advert should we feel able to appoint an appropriate candidate before the above dates. Shortlisted candidates may be subject to online searches as part of our safer recruitment processes.

The Quantock Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We welcome applications from under-represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.

The advertised post is subject to an enhanced DBS check References, Right to Work in the UK and other pre-employment checks.

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 Sexey's School

• Organisation type: Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 633 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Sexey's School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/sexey-s-school

We are a Church of England, non-selective state boarding and day school for boys and girls aged 11-18, in Bruton, Somerset.

We are ambitious for our students’ academic achievement and provide an inclusive, friendly environment — producing confident young people that are prepared for life, both today and beyond school. We have a passion and determination to be exceptional in all that we do. At the centre of the school’s ethos you will find our Christian values.

We have 7 Core values that form the basis of our ethos. These are the building blocks of our individual character and through these we grow and develop as individuals and as a community:

Courage
Respect
Kindness
Forgiveness
Empathy
Honesty
Resilience

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