Cover Supervisor

All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham; Warmley; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job summary

All Saints' Academy in Cheltenham is seeking a dedicated Cover Supervisor to supervise pupils when teachers are absent and to help them stay on task with work set by subject leaders. The role is permanent and aligned with term-time hours, plus inset days, providing a structured environment for mentees and colleagues.

Hours are 33.5 per week, with a 30-minute lunch and specific start/end times; the school offers ongoing professional development through its Teacher Professional Development

Responsibilities

• Supervise students in the absence of a teacher.
• Ensure students continue to make progress with work set by teachers.
• Support learning in subject areas when lessons do not require cover.

Job description

Cover Supervisor

Start date: As soon as possible

Salary: Grade 6 (Points 15-20) £31,015 - £33,673 pro rata. (Actual pro-rata range £24,280 - £26,362 per annum)

Hours of Work: 33.5 hours per week/ Term time plus one week for inset days

Contract: Permanent

Closing date: 9.00 am, Monday 30 November 2026

We are seeking to appoint a Cover Supervisor to supervise students in the absence of a Teacher, ensuring that students continue to make progress. All work will be set by teachers and Heads of Faculty. The Cover Supervisor may also support learning in subject areas when there is no need for lessons to be covered.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone considering or returning to the teaching profession, a number of excellent colleagues now teach with us having started in this role.

All Cover Supervisors will be enrolled in our Teacher Professional Development programme receiving weekly support and coaching alongside our teaching team.

The hours of work are from 8.20 am to 3.20 pm Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, and 8.20am to 4.20pm on a Tuesday, inclusive (33.5 hours per week), with a 30-minute unpaid lunch break each day.

Sponsored by the Anglican Diocese of Gloucester, we are an Academy serving at the heart of our local community. All Saints' Academy has a Life Vision, 'Where every member of our extended family realises their God-given potential, inspired by John 10:10. Jesus said 'I have come so you may have life in all its fullness'.

We are an inclusive Church Academy that welcomes applications from all denominations and those of none.

The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online search in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2026 recommendations. Successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced DBS clearance.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (as amended in 2013 & 2020), for further details please visit our Recruitment of ex Offenders information found on our website.

All Saints' Academy is committed to ensuring that all applicants and employees are given equal opportunities and that no applicants or employees are discriminated against on the basis of gender, gender reassignment, race, disability, pregnancy or maternity, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, age or religion and belief.