Cover Supervisor
Sidmouth College, Sidmouth, Devon, EX10 9LGThis job expired on 16 June 2025 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
16 June 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
6 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 31.66 hours per week, Monday to Friday 8.30am-3.35pm with 1/2 hour lunch – 38 weeks per year, term time only
Contract type
- Permanent
Actual salary
- £18,639
What skills and experience we're looking for
Sidmouth College has a new vacancy for a Cover Supervisor to join our dedicated team of Educational Support Staff. This role is to start from 1st September 2025. You will be working in an extremely varied role that includes daily lesson cover, across all subject areas, for whole classes during teacher absences. The role may also include learning mentor duties, administrative tasks, examination invigilation and other associated duties.
This opportunity is a great entry into a career in Teaching and gives the role holder a broad range of experience across all subjects and key stages. If you would like to explore this opportunity please get in touch for an informal discussion or to arrange a tour of the college.
What the school offers its staff
The College is set in the beautiful Sid Valley and the East Devon area of outstanding natural beauty. Our vision is for vibrant and inspirational teaching that raises aspirations; challenges and engages and prepares every student for lifelong learning.
The College sits within an attractive 13 acre campus and staff take every opportunity to make use of the natural environment on our doorstep to support students’ learning and creativity.
For an informal conversation please contact Amy Baxter, HR Officer: amy.baxter@sidmouthcollege.devon.sch.uk
Full details and to apply please visit: Ted Wragg Multi-Academy Trust - Vacancies (tedwraggtrust.co.uk)
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.
We are part of the Ted Wragg Trust, an ambitious and inclusive trust of schools strengthening our communities through excellent education.
Further information about the job
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.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Sidmouth College
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 853 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Sidmouth College website
- Email address
- amy.baxter@sidmouthcollege.devon.sch.uk
Sidmouth College is a truly special place to work and learn. Visitors often comment on the
warmth and welcome they feel as soon as they arrive, reflecting our commitment to
unconditional positive regard for everyone in our community.
We are proud to be a school of choice, with a thriving Sixth Form, currently educating 826
students, including 95 in the Sixth Form. Our College is set in the beautiful Sid Valley within
the East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and our 13-acre campus provides a
vibrant environment for learning, creativity, and exploration.
Our vision is to provide inspirational teaching that raises aspirations, challenges and
engages learners, and prepares every student for lifelong success. At Sidmouth College,
students believe they can achieve, staff work hard to inspire them, and everyone strives to
be the best they can be. Our values, believe, inspire, succeed, underpin everything we do.
Our most recent results were significantly above the national average, reflecting the
dedication and hard work of both students and staff.
We are proud to be part of the Ted Wragg Multi-Academy Trust, an ambitious and inclusive
Trust committed to transforming lives, strengthening communities, and making the world a
better place. Being part of the Trust allows us to benefit from shared expertise, resources,
and collaboration across schools while maintaining our unique character and strong local
identity.
Our curriculum inspires all students to succeed and prepares them for adult and working
life. Carefully sequenced learning journeys build knowledge, skills, and values that enable
students to become confident, responsible global citizens. Students are challenged,
supported, and encouraged to develop curiosity, critical thinking, resilience, and aspiration.
At Sidmouth College, thriving students come from thriving staff. We provide outstanding
professional development, including coaching, deliberate practice, and developmental line
management, ensuring every team member can grow, thrive, and excel. Our supportive
culture ensures staff feel valued, inspired, and empowered to make a real difference.
Sidmouth College is a place where students achieve beyond expectations, staff are
supported to reach their full potential, and the wider community is welcomed into a
nurturing, ambitious environment. Our values, believe, inspire, succeed, guide everything we
do and ensure everyone has the opportunity to thrive. Joining Sidmouth College means
becoming part of a school and Trust committed to excellence, social justice, and continuous
improvement — a place where everyone can be proud to belong.
Arranging a visit to Sidmouth College
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email amy.baxter@sidmouthcollege.devon.sch.uk.
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