21 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    1 October 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    10 September 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Learning support or cover supervisor

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time: 32.5 hours per week Monday to Friday

Contract type

Fixed term - Until the end of the current Academic Year

Pay scale

NJC Grade 4 (point 8-14 – £25,992 - £28,624 pro rata)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Cover Supervisor

NJC Grade 4 (point 8-14 – £25,992 - £28,624 pro rata)

Term Time Only

September 2025

Are you passionate about education? Taking a gap year and want meaningful experience? A returning professional ready for a new challenge? Or simply someone who wants to make a positive difference in the lives of young people?

The Elizabethan Academy is on the lookout for an enthusiastic and motivated Cover Supervisor to join our vibrant team. This is more than just a classroom role—it’s a chance to inspire, support, and grow alongside our students.

As a Cover Supervisor, you’ll step in when teachers are absent, delivering lessons and maintaining a positive learning environment. You may also be involved in timetabled lessons, outdoor education, one-to-one support, and wider academy activities.

What we’re looking for:

We need someone confident, adaptable, and committed to supporting students’ learning. While classroom experience is a plus, it’s not essential—we welcome applications from Graduates considering a PGCE, Former teachers returning to the profession or anyone with a passion for education and a desire to make a difference.

This is initially a fixed-term post until the end of the academic year.

Our ideal candidate will:

  • Deliver engaging cover lessons with confidence
  • Lead small intervention groups
  • Get involved in extracurriculars like DofE, Cadets, Forest School, and clubs
  • Be flexible and ready to step in for short- and long-term cover
  • Create a positive, well-organised classroom environment
  • Plan and deliver lessons that cater to all abilities—even at short notice
  • Stay calm under pressure and motivate students with enthusiasm
  • Uphold our behaviour policies and support colleagues across the academy

At The Elizabethan Academy, we’re committed to equality, safeguarding, and creating a supportive environment for both staff and students. All appointments are subject to enhanced DBS checks and references from previous employers.

Full details are available and you may apply online by visiting http://elizabethan.notts.sch.uk/vacancies or telephone Helen Upson on 01777 713705.

Visits are warmly welcomed by appointment.

Closing date for applications

9am Wednesday 1st October 2025

Interviews Thursday 9th October 2025

What the school offers its staff

The Elizabethan Academy offers a supportive and enriching environment for its staff, with a strong emphasis on wellbeing, professional development, and career progression. Staff benefit from a unique weekly structure where Wednesday afternoons are dedicated to enrichment and professional learning. Students leave early, allowing staff to engage in an hour of bespoke CPD (Continuing Professional Development) that includes coaching, workshops, and departmental collaboration. This reflects the Academy’s commitment to reducing workload and promoting a healthy work–life balance.

In terms of professional development, the Academy provides extensive internal and external CPD opportunities, including leadership training, coaching, mentoring, and support for National Professional Qualifications (NPQs). There are also structured career progression paths, including secondments at other schools in the East Midlands. The Academy fosters a culture of trust and innovation, encouraging staff to develop their expertise in a no-fear, inclusive environment that values individuality and continuous improvement.

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

This information is required, including that related to warnings regarded as "spent" in order for the Academy to ensure safe recruitment and meet its obligations to safeguard children. However, you should be aware that any disciplinary history declared will not automatically prevent or inhibit appointment and will depend on the dates and circumstances related to the disciplinary action, outcomes and the type of post being applied for. Note that you are also required to include information if you were subject to a disciplinary process but resigned before it was completed.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

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About The Elizabethan Academy

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1202 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
01777 713705

The Elizabethan Academy is a successful 11-19 Academy full of passion, innovation and character where students and staff benefit from excellent facilities on site. We are looking to recruit colleagues to share our commitment and determination to providing a learning environment that enables all young people to thrive.

We have all-encompassing professional development with a structured path to enable career progression. This includes secondments at other schools in the East Midlands and formal leadership training and coaching.

We believe in our staff and want them to be the best they can be

Arranging a visit to The Elizabethan Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email upsonh@elizabethan.notts.sch.uk.

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