PE Cover Supervisor and Sport Technician

Ringwood School Academy, Ringwood, Hampshire, BH24 1SE

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  1 September 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  21 August 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £26,283.00 Annually (FTE) FTE: £26,283 will be prorated

PE Cover Supervisor and Sport Technician job summary

Ringwood School is seeking a dynamic, creative and forward-thinking Cover Supervisor / Sport Technician to supervise classes during the short- term absence of the assigned teacher and provide assistance to teachers in their day-to-day planning duties where applicable.

This has proven to be a very successful route for graduates to gain school experience to support an application for teacher training in the highly competitive field of PE. The school will support you in your application for teaching / SCITT.

Person Specification:

We are looking for someone with enthusiasm who is flexible in their approach to sport, innovative, adaptable and confident. You should have a keen interest or experience in leading activities. You will be responsible for maintaining a good learning atmosphere and assisting and supporting students when necessary. As PE Cover Supervisor you will enable students to continue with practical PE in the absence of their teacher and assist with after school clubs and PE fixtures as necessary.

Other duties may include covering other subject areas, administrative tasks supporting departments. You should be IT literate, familiar with MS Office applications with good literacy and numeracy skills.

A full support network and training programme will be provided to the successful application to include sports courses and expand your own CPD. For further information please refer to our Cover Supervisor Information Pack on our website and attached.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Supervise work that has been set by a teacher

Manage the behaviour of students whilst they are undertaking this work to ensure a constructive environment Respond to any questions from students about processes and procedures

Deal with any immediate problems or emergencies according to the school’s policies and procedures

Collect completed work after the lesson and pass to their appropriate teacher

Feedback to the appropriate teacher where the students reached and any issues or rewards given

Report, as appropriate using the schools agreed referral procedures, on the behaviour of students during the class and on any problems arising

Be aware and support the difference and ensure students have equality of access to opportunities to learn and develop

Criminal Records Bureau This post is classed as having a high degree of contact with children or vulnerable adults and is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. An enhanced disclosure will be sought through the DBS as part of Ringwood School's pre-employment checks. Please note that additional information referring to the Criminal Records Bureau is in the guidance notes in the application form. If you are invited to interview you will receive more information

Additional Information The postholder is required to contribute to and support the overall aims and ethos of the school. - All staff are required to participate in training and other learning activities and in performance management and development. as required by the school's policies and practices. -

There will be a fortnightly cover supervisor meeting after school for 30 minutes

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 Ringwood School Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1592 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Ringwood School Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ringwood-school-academy

A large thriving oversubscribed 11 - 18 Comprehensive situated in beautiful surroundings close to the New Forest and the Hampshire / Dorset coastline. As a Teaching School we pride ourselves in being able to provide high quality professional development opportunities for all staff.

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