Cover Teacher

Consett Academy, Consett, County Durham, DH8 6LZ

6 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  2 May 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  25 April 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Cover Supervisor
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £31,650.00 - £35,674.00 Annually (FTE)

Cover Teacher job summary

Cover Teacher
M1 - M3
Consett Academy
To start September 2025

Consett Academy is looking for a passionate and dedicated Cover Teacher to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will be responsible for delivering pre-planned lessons, ensuring students remain engaged and motivated, and providing a high standard of classroom management. Your ability to adapt lesson plans to meet the diverse needs of students and encourage them to take responsibility for their own learning will be key to your success in this position. As a Cover Teacher, you will also be expected to monitor and assess student progress, collect completed work, and maintain a positive learning environment.

We are seeking someone who has recent classroom experience and holds Qualified Teacher Status or an equivalent qualification. A strong understanding of behaviour management and the ability to respond to feedback and develop your professional practice is essential. You will need excellent organisational skills and the ability to work effectively as part of a team. Consett Academy is a supportive and forward-thinking institution that values professional development, and we are committed to helping our staff grow and succeed.

If you are looking for an opportunity to make a real difference in students’ lives, Consett Academy provides the perfect environment to do so. We are proud of our inclusive culture and our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our students.

Please note that we operate a probationary period of 6 months across all jobs in the Trust (see attached policy for further details). You will receive a comprehensive induction to support you to successfully pass your probation

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 are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Consett Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1577 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Consett Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/consett-academy

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