Cover Teacher 0.6FTE

Newton Abbot College, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 2NF

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  2 February 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  22 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £30,518.00 - £32,916.00 Annually (FTE) Scale 5 or MPS1 (if a qualified teacher) 0.6FTE/19.5 hours per week, 08:15-15:15 (Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays)

Cover Teacher 0.6FTE job summary

Are you looking for a school where your passion for education is truly valued?

As we raise the bar for all our students, your support will engage curiosity, build confidence, and help every student achieve their potential. This is a role where you really can shape futures.

We’re looking for a flexible, inspiring Cover Teacher to join our vibrant college community — someone who thrives on variety and is committed to delivering exceptional learning experiences.

This is a part-time, permanent role paid at Scale 5 or Main Pay Scale 1 (if a qualified teacher), ideal for someone who wants to focus on high-quality classroom practice without the demands of a full teaching timetable.

Be a core part of our teaching and learning team, ensuring continuity and consistency when staff are absent. Enjoy the variety and flexibility of working across subjects and year groups and contribute to the wider life of the college, supporting enrichment, pastoral care, and student wellbeing

What makes us special

Our staff team believe passionately in the power of education to transform lives. We are committed to providing the best possible educational experience that we can; an experience that supports, challenges and inspires our students to achieve their potential and develop into well rounded, kind, resilient and responsible young people, who have a deep love of learning and a curiosity about the world in which they live.

We’re looking for someone who:

• Shares our values and vision for inclusive education
• Has high expectations for all students and is passionate about helping them achieve their best
• Is confident in delivering engaging lessons up to A level
• Is committed to empowering all learners to achieve their potential
• Is open to feedback, and committed to developing their own practice
• Values teamwork and is eager to contribute to the wider life of the school community
• Is reflective, open to feedback, and committed to developing their own practice
• Would love to join a dedicated staff team who are committed to improving the quality of education across our school
• Enjoys being around children and is committed to safeguarding
• Brings a positive attitude and a genuine love of school life.

In this role you will:

• Deliver engaging and purposeful lessons across different areas of the curriculum
• Motivate and inspire students of all abilities
• Work closely with colleagues to ensure that there is minimum impact on students of staff absence
• Contribute to creating a positive learning environment where all students feel valued
• Take part in wider school life, including enrichment activities and extra-curricular opportunities
• Play an active role in supporting the school’s commitment to raising achievement for all.

We offer:

• A role where your work really matters and we listen to your voice
• The opportunity to work in an established team who are invested in growing the potential of others and who are committed to continuous improvement
• 121 coaching
• Ongoing professional development

How to apply

If you’d love to make a difference to our students - we’d love to hear from you.

Please do take the opportunity to learn more about the role by viewing the detailed job description included on the following pages. To apply please complete our application form and take the opportunity to share with us how your skills and experience meet the person specification in the job description. To learn more about the school please visit our website by clicking here.

Alternatively, if you would like to discuss the role further or arrange for a tour of the school please contact Zahra Bhiwandiwalla, via email zbhiwandiwalla@nacollege.devon.sch.uk

The closing date for applications is Monday 2nd February @ 9.00am. If you have any questions about this opportunity, please contact us via my new term or at recruitment@ivyeducationtrust.co.uk

Interviews will be held onsite w/c 2nd February.

We’re totally committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our pupils, and we expect you to be too. We follow safer recruitment statutory guidance (Keeping Children Safe in Education). If you’re successful, you’ll be required to complete thorough pre-employment checks, including an Enhanced DBS check and references that are satisfactory to our Trust. All posts in our Trust are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.

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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 Newton Abbot College

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1212 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Newton Abbot College website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/newton-abbot-college-newton-abbot

Newton Abbot College is an 11-18 college in Newton Abbot, Devon, with approximately 1400 students on roll, including around 150 in the Sixth Form. We are a fully comprehensive college and committed to providing the best possible educational experience we can for all our students across all three key stages.

Newton Abbot College is part of the Ivy Education Trust that was formed in June 2022. Being part of this successful family of schools allows us to share good practice and provides exceptional opportunities to learn from each other.

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