Teacher of PSHE and Cover
Tewkesbury Academy, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, GL20 8DF20 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
5 July 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
15 June 2026
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- PSHE
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £32,916 (M1)
Teacher of PSHE and Cover job summary
Job Title: Teacher of PSHE and Cover
Full Time Salary: £32,916 (M1)
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract
Contract Length: Fixed until 31 August 2027
Hours: Full-time, 32.5 hours per week
Provisional Start Date: 01 September 2026 (Subject to completion of pre-employment checks)
A fantastic opportunity to develop your teaching career through PSHE delivery and classroom cover, supporting students’ personal growth.
We are seeking an enthusiastic and committed PSHE and Cover Teacher to join our team at Tewkesbury Academy. At M1 level, this role offers an excellent opportunity to develop your teaching practice while delivering a high-quality, engaging PSHE curriculum and supporting the wider academy through planned lesson cover across a range of subjects.
Through your PSHE teaching, you will help students develop the knowledge, skills and understanding they need to navigate modern life with confidence. You will deliver an ambitious and inclusive curriculum across Key Stages 3 and 4, covering areas such as relationships, health and wellbeing, personal development, citizenship and preparation for life beyond school.
Alongside your PSHE responsibilities, you will provide classroom cover, ensuring continuity of learning in the absence of teaching staff. You will deliver pre-prepared lessons, maintain a positive learning environment, and uphold the academy’s high expectations for behaviour and engagement across all subjects and year groups.
Through both aspects of the role, you will foster resilience, respect and independence, supporting students to become responsible, reflective and successful learners.
Our commitment to high standards, an ambitious and knowledge-rich curriculum, and excellent teaching ensures that all students are supported to thrive both academically and personally. We aim to equip young people with the confidence, character and skills they need for future study, employment and life beyond school.
About you
You will be:
- A qualified teacher, or hold an equivalent teaching qualification, with a strong interest in delivering high-quality PSHE education.
- Confident in delivering engaging PSHE lessons that support students’ personal development, wellbeing and understanding of key life skills.
- Able to manage classroom cover effectively, delivering pre-set work across a range of subjects while maintaining high standards of behaviour and learning.
- Skilled in building positive relationships with students, creating a safe, inclusive and supportive environment where all pupils can succeed.
- Committed to meeting the needs of all learners, including pupil premium, looked‑after children, SEND, EAL and high attaining students.
- A strong communicator who is adaptable, organised and able to respond positively to the varied demands of a cover role.
- Reflective and keen to develop your own classroom practice, particularly at the early stage of your teaching career (M1).
- Supportive of the wider life of the academy, contributing to enrichment opportunities, pastoral support and the development of students’ personal, social and emotional wellbeing.
- Demonstrating competency across the Teachers’ Standards appropriate to an early career teacher.
Applicants are advised to refer to the full requirements of the role in the attached job description and person specification, prior to submitting an application.
About Tewkesbury Academy:
Tewkesbury Academy is an exciting place to learn and work within Gloucestershire with just over 1,000 pupils and 160 colleagues. We serve the distinctive town of Tewkesbury and surrounding villages, with its renowned historical, musical and ecological festivals each year.
The sense of community and connectedness is strong at the academy, as is support from the wider business community, and this is reflected in the plethora of personal development opportunities at the school.
Being ready, respectful and responsible is a key tenet of life at Tewkesbury Academy, where we provide a calm and supportive environment and expect commitment and hard work from students and staff alike to ensure that they feel supported and challenged to produce their best.
Why CLF?
We are a diverse and inclusive community of 36 academies across five cluster regions in the South West that is committed to excellence and making a positive impact. Our people bring unique perspectives, but we’re all driven by a shared moral purpose and a passion for making a positive impact, whether in a teaching, leadership or support role. We’re proud to foster a culture where everyone can thrive, feel valued, and make a meaningful difference to the lives of others.
We are an equal opportunity employer and proud to serve a diverse student population and our communities. We strongly believe that representation matters and so encourage applications from underrepresented and global majority groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
We aim to remove any barriers to employment, ensuring everyone can compete on equal terms. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.
What we can offer you:
- Access to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme.
- Comprehensive induction and ongoing support for career development and wellbeing.
- Sector-leading professional development entitlement and opportunities.
- Collaboration with colleagues across the trust through subject communities and specialist networks.
- Shared CLF curriculum, written and curated by trust experts, reducing individual teacher workload.
- Career enhancing and progression opportunities within the trust and through the CLF Institute.
- A collaborative culture which supports workload.
- Well-being support through an Employee Assistance Programme.
- Health benefits, including wellness sessions, gym discounts, and flu jabs.
- A range of generous family leave options, including above industry average occupational maternity pay.
- Additional benefits like cycle to work scheme, on-site parking and many more!
Recruitment timeline:
- Closing Date: 05 July 2026 @11.59pm
- Shortlisting: 06 July 2026
- Interviews: 15 July 2026
We welcome visits from potential candidates. If you would like to arrange a school visit prior to the closing date, please contact the academy/site directly to arrange a suitable appointment.
As part of our commitment to Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), we do not accept CVs – a full education and employment history must be provided through our application form.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, should we receive a high level of interest in the role. Therefore, candidates are advised to apply at their earliest convenience to avoid missing out.
As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, we are dedicated to equity and inclusion and commit to interviewing applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria. We aim to provide an inclusive and accessible recruitment process, and support employees throughout their employment. If you have a disability, are neurodivergent, or require any adjustments to support you through the application or interview process please let us know how we can assist.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Tewkesbury Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1108 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Tewkesbury Academy website
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