Cover Supervisor

The Canterbury Academy, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 8QA

8 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  16 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  8 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Learning support or cover supervisor
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: 26,822.00

Cover Supervisor job summary

Are you passionate about supporting children, recognising individual qualities and strengths in learning?

If so then we would love to hear from you.

The Canterbury Academy Trust is seeking to appoint a Cover Supervisor / Teacher who will make a positive impact to our students’ learning.

Main Responsibilities include:

To undertake whole class supervision in the absence of the class teacher, setting work previously prepared by the teacher.

To develop curricular knowledge as required by the Academy.

To apply the Academy’s Behaviour Management Policy and report and difficulties to the supervising teacher / DoTL.

To set homework previously prepared by the teacher.

We are ideally seeking strong candidates with a high level of initiative and strong classroom management skills. You will be an enthusiastic individual who is able to use your own initiative whilst also being able to relate well and establish a rapport with young people. You will need to be flexible and able to work constructively as a team, understanding classroom roles and responsibilities. You may also be required to participate in development and training opportunities as and when they arise.

This will be a permanent full-time position + 5 Development days position.

As part of The Canterbury Academy Trust, we believe that education and learning should be enjoyable. At the end of their time with us, we want all our young people to leave as happy, positive, confident individuals, proud of what they have achieved and prepared for their next steps in life.

We will be reviewing as applicants apply and therefore the post may be filled before the closing date.

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 The Canterbury Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1984 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: The Canterbury Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-canterbury-academy

The Canterbury Academy creates ‘a wealth of opportunity’ and allows us to offer 'as much as possible, as often as possible, for as many as possible'. Our simple aim is to ‘improve the life chances of children and to help in the community’.

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