Cover Supervisor

Sir Bernard Lovell Academy, Bristol, BS30 8TS

18 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  15 October 2025

• Closing date

  2 November 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  15 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Learning support or cover supervisor
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Grade 6, Points 18 – 22 (£31,537 - £33,699 FTE)

Cover Supervisor job summary

Are you a passionate professional ready to build your future?

Do you want to work in a supportive environment where your skills and contributions are valued?

Join us!

At Futura Learning Partnership, we are committed to creating an environment where every employee - whether in teaching, support, or leadership - can flourish. We strive to attract, develop, and retain the very best talent by creating a culture that values professional development, wellbeing, and inclusion.

Your Role in Building Brighter Futures

As a Cover Supervisor at Sir Bernard Lovell Academy, you will play a key role in contributing to the delivery of Futura’s mission statement of “Building the brightest future for all, enabling every individual to flourish”. We are looking for an individual who is passionate about living our values and making a positive impact on all the young people in our Trust.

OFSTED judged us “Good” in all areas during our most recent full inspection (November 2021)

As Cover Supervisor, you will supervise classes or groups of pupils undertaking activities that have previously been prepared by appropriate teaching staff when the assigned teacher is not present on a short-term basis. There may also be a requirement to work with individuals or groups of pupils at other times to support learning or pastoral activities or to provide other relevant support to teaching staff.

What You’ll Bring to Futura

We are looking for a positive, proactive and enthusiastic Cover Supervisor to join our committed team of educators. The successful candidate will cover lessons across the school when teachers are absent, doing their best to introduce content and facilitate/support ongoing learning.

• Qualifications: English and Maths GCSE qualifications (Grade 4 or above) would be beneficial for this role.

• Experience: Prior experience of working with children and/or teaching/coaching would be beneficial for this role.

• Skills: More important than direct experience in a school is the ability to engage and connect with young people in a warm and supportive way whilst also communicating our high expectations of their conduct and effort. The successful candidate will be proactive and able to quickly adapt and learn new subject matter.

You will demonstrate a passion for creating a supportive and inclusive environment for all members of our school community.

You will align with our trust-wide values by bringing a positive, collaborative approach to your work and a willingness to continuously develop professionally.

What We Offer to Support Your Growth

• Professional Growth: Continuous Professional Development (CPD), inset days, rotation and secondment opportunities, and leadership succession programmes.

• Wellbeing Support: Initiatives like ‘Wellbeing Moments,’ flexible working arrangements, and access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for mental health support.

• Comprehensive Benefits: Generous defined pension schemes, Health Cash-back Plan (covering dentist, physiotherapy appointments etc.), and multiple retail discount schemes.

• Sustainability Commitment: Reducing our carbon footprint through our Climate and Nature initiatives across all schools.

• Inclusive Culture: A collaborative environment where diversity is celebrated, helping staff bring their best selves to work and thrive in their roles.

Key Information:

Application Deadline: 11.59 pm on Sunday, 2nd November, 2025

Interviews are likely to be held soon thereafter

Start date: ASAP

Work Pattern: Monday to Friday 8.15 am – 3:15 pm, 30 minute lunch break = 32.5 hours per week

Salary: Grade 6, Points 18 – 22 (£31,537 - £33,699 FTE) Actual Salary: £23,800 - £25,432 per annum

Contract Type: Permanent

PLEASE NOTE: Early applications are encouraged. We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date of the advertisement.

Futura Learning Partnership is Committed to Safeguarding:

Futura Learning Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Your suitability to work with children and young people will form part of the selection process. For this post, prior to appointment Futura Learning Partnership will apply for a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring check, a Children’s Barred list check, two satisfactory references, one of which must be from your existing/most recent employer and completed by a Headteacher/appropriate senior manager/HR Lead, satisfactory pre-employment health screening, online searches and for Teachers, a Prohibition Check in relation to the children’s workforce. In some settings a Declaration will be required in order to meet our obligations under the ‘Disqualification under the Childcare Act 2006.

Equal Opportunities:

At Futura Learning Partnership, we are committed to creating an inclusive environment where diversity is celebrated, and everyone is treated fairly. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and are dedicated to supporting our staff to achieve their full potential.

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

Futura Learning Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Your suitability to work with children and young people will form part of the selection process. Prior to appointment Futura Learning Partnership will apply for a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring check, a Children’s Barred list check, two satisfactory references, satisfactory pre-employment health screening and a Prohibition Check in relation to the children’s workforce. A Declaration will be required in order to meet our obligations under the ‘Disqualification under the Childcare Act 2006.

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 Sir Bernard Lovell Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1261 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Sir Bernard Lovell Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/sir-bernard-lovell-academy

Futura Learning Partnership is a partnership of schools which span 5 local authority areas: Bath & North East Somerset, Bristol, North Bristol, North Somerset, Somerset and South Gloucestershire. Working together to provide a high quality educational experience for all students in their care and be a truly inclusive provider of 3-18 education in the area. We are a mixed MAT, comprising 6 secondary, 21 primary and a special school. We work in partnership with the Diocese of Bath and Wells, which brings considerable benefit to all our schools.

OFSTED judged Sir Bernard Lovell Academy “Good” in all areas during our most recent full inspection (November 2021).

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