17 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    To be confirmed

  • Closing date

    13 April 2026 at 12:58pm

  • Date listed

    27 March 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

£23,651-£25,634

Learning Supervisor job summary

Learning Supervisor 


NJC Grades 5/6: Points 9-14 (actual Salary:  £23,651-£25,634) 


Do you have a passion for helping students thrive—both academically and emotionally—in a supportive, structured environment? Are you someone who enjoys building positive relationships and making a real difference in students’ daily school experience? Could you see yourself playing a vital role in the classroom - guiding learning, supporting behaviour, and helping every student reach their potential?

If you have answered yes to these questions then we want to hear from you!


Hodgson Academy’s Learning Support department is a forward thinking, resourceful department and is committed to providing an enjoyable, successful experience of learning for all its students. We support students with a wide range of barriers to their learning. We are committed to helping all our students flourish whilst at school but also enjoy their learning experience. 


By joining us, you become a key figure in our academy’s mission to raise standards of attainment and provide students from all backgrounds with the academic support to their future success. We pride ourselves on being a supportive, tight-knit community where every teacher’s voice is heard in our collaborative planning sessions, and every success -no matter how small - is celebrated.


A day in your new role could see you: 


  • Under the clear guidance of the class teacher/line manager implement structured learning activities and to assist individual students / groups of students to complete tasks
  • To undertake activities to assist in monitoring the personal, social and emotional needs of students
  • To develop positive relationships with students to assist in student progress and attainment
  • To assist in the devising of student’s individual targets and their monitoring and review
  • Support students as part of a planned inclusion programme
  • To assist in the specific medical / care needs of students when specific training has been undertaken
  • To assist in the monitoring / recording of student progress, problems and developmental needs
  • To assist in the production of teaching aids
  • To assist in student supervision and assist in the management of student behaviour
  • To provide information to the class teacher to assist in the planning of work programmes
  • Administer routine tests and assist in the invigilation of exams
  • To undertake routine classroom administrative tasks including class lists
  • To assist in providing an atmosphere in which effective learning can take place
  • To supervise After School / Homework clubs
  • To assist with routine administration in the Learning Support Department
  • To attend staff meetings and training as appropriate
  • To work within School policies and procedures
  • To take care for their own and other people’s health and safety
  • To be aware of the confidential nature of issues related to home / student / teacher / schoolwork
  • To support the promotion of positive relationships with parents and outside agencies.
  • To provide lesson cover (maximum of two periods per day plus reg/reg and read) for absent teachers, ensuring a classroom environment that enables students to complete pre-planned and prepared work.



If this sounds like you, apply today and help us shape the future!


Closing date: 13th April 2026

Interviews: w/c 13th April 2026


Find everything you need here to get started with your online application.


Post start date: To be confirmed 



Our commitment to a safe and respectful environment


We are an equal opportunities employer committed to a diverse and inclusive community. We do not tolerate discrimination and welcome applications from all backgrounds. We provide equal access, services, and care regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity/expression/trans status, race, religion/belief, or sexual orientation.


We are committed to fostering a safe, respectful, and inclusive environment for everyone. This includes a zero-tolerance approach to sexual harassment of any kind. We believe that all individuals deserve to be treated with dignity and respect, and we are dedicated to creating a workplace and online community free from harassment, intimidation, and discrimination. We encourage open communication, provide clear reporting mechanisms for misconduct, and conduct thorough investigations. We expect everyone interacting with us to uphold these standards.


All staff will be carefully selected using recruitment and selection procedures designed to emphasise the college’s commitment to safeguarding. All posts, including volunteers, are subject to enhanced DBS clearance. All shortlisted applicants will be asked to complete a self-declaration of any criminal record or information that will make them unsuitable to work with children. Any offer of employment may be withdrawn should any information come to light that has not been included in the self-declaration. It is an offence to apply for a role if you are barred from regulated activity relevant to children, anyone caught doing so will be reported to the police immediately. Please note that we reserve the right to review your online presence in line with keeping children safe in education guidance.


Think of your application as a chance to show off and shout about your experience! Below is a list of all the skills we're looking for, so don't be shy, make sure you highlight how you've used them. You'll find a breakdown of what's important for this role in the job description, so give it a good look and make sure your application shines! 


Please do not upload your CV; we cannot consider these. Instead make sure that everything we need to know is included in your application. 


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.

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About Hodgson Academy

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
Secondary school
School size
1120 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16
Ofsted report
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Hodgson Academy is a mixed comprehensive school for students aged 11 to 16. We provide a first rate, all-round education for children of all abilities.

The academy is a vibrant and exciting learning environment. Students, after all, need to be happy to be successful. The academy’s ethos is friendly, positive and well disciplined. We have high expectations for every single student here, to ensure they strive to achieve to the very best of their ability.

Each individual is appropriately supported and challenged throughout their time here. Examination results are consistently amongst the highest in Lancashire and compare extremely well nationally.

The vast majority of Hodgson students go into further education at 16 and large numbers enter higher education at 18. There’s an exceptionally wide range of extra-curricular activities to complement learning.

All students are encouraged to participate in some form of our extended provision – entitled the Hodgson Experience – to aid personal growth.

The academy is especially proud of its reputation in music, drama and sport. Hodgson was judged as ‘outstanding’ following our last full Ofsted inspection in September 2008.

In 2011, Ofsted revisited to look at the provision within our English department. Achievement, teaching and learning, curriculum, leadership and management and overall provision were all judged to be ‘outstanding’ within English.

The academy is renowned for being cutting edge and at the forefront of exciting changes within the education landscape.

Hodgson is a National Teaching School, in partnership with Blackpool Sixth Form College, so plays a leading national role in supporting the training and professional development of the teaching profession.

We believe in lifelong learning for all. Education should be a challenging and enjoyable experience, where hard work and a desire to achieve the best bring their own rewards.

Students are supported to gain the appropriate qualifications, skills and attributes they need for further education and a successful life after school.

As a consequence, our students are well educated, well rounded, confident and respectful of others. A warm welcome awaits you at Hodgson Academy.

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