16 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    3 December 2025 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    17 November 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Learning support or cover supervisor

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time: 37.5 hours per week, 39 weeks pa (term time only)

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

Grade D £26,824 - £29,540 FTE (actual salary £23,383 - £25,751)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Are you driven to change the lives of young people?

Do you want to work in an ambitious and collaborative work culture?

We wish to appoint an enthusiastic, highly motivated and capable individual to join our thriving Sports Health and Nutrition and cover teams, supporting teaching and learning across all areas of the School in addition to PE and sport. You will supervise whole classes across the curriculum areas of the school during short-term absence of teachers, responding to questions and generally assisting pupils in undertaking set activities. With your support, students, regardless of their social or cultural background, will be motivated to succeed and be supported to maximise their learning and progress. You will teach in our bespoke study hall with capacity for up to 70 children, ensuring our children get excellent provision from West Exe staff consistently. We can offer you the opportunity to work in a dynamic and passionate school, alongside dedicated and hardworking individuals.

If you are able to meet the requirements of this role and are passionate about becoming the best teacher and sports coach you possibly can, we would love to hear from you


What the school offers its staff

West Exe School is a highly successful secondary school in the beautiful city of Exeter and without doubt, the greatest place to work in the Southwest. We have an unashamedly academic curriculum, disruption free classrooms and an unrivalled staff development programme. Our mission is a simple but ambitious one: to educate children so they live great lives and make the world a better place.

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.

We are part of the Ted Wragg Trust, an ambitious and inclusive trust of schools strengthening our communities through excellent education.


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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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About West Exe School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1237 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
School website
West Exe School website
Email address
recruitment@westexe.devon.sch.uk
Phone number
01392 660100
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teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/west-exe-school

The Ted Wragg Trust is an ambitious and inclusive Trust of Schools strengthening our communities through excellent education. Formed in 2013 with the aim of creating an outstanding educational experience for all of Exeter’s children no matter what their background or aptitudes, the Trust has since grown from a one school Trust to a 12 school Multi-Academy Trust and is responsible for the education of over 7000 children aged between 2-16.

Arranging a visit to West Exe School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@westexe.devon.sch.uk.

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