Cover Teacher (including Emergency unplanned Cover)

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

10 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 January 2026

• Closing date

  28 November 2025 at 8am

• Date listed

  18 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £30,518.00 - £33,699.00 Annually (FTE)

Cover Teacher (including Emergency unplanned Cover) 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 full-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.

About the role

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

Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy

Data Protection Policy

Recruitment of Ex-offenders Policy

Recruitment Selection Disclosure Policy

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 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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