Cover Supervisor (Strong Behaviour Management)

TeacherActive Limited.; Hempstalls; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

TeacherActive is seeking a confident Cover Supervisor for a Stoke-based secondary school. The role focuses on strong behaviour management, delivering pre-planned lessons, and maintaining high learning expectations in a challenging environment.

You will support students, implement school policies, and contribute to a well-structured classroom. Long-term placements with flexible day-to-day work are available, offering market-rate pay and ongoing professional development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Experience working with young people, ideally in a secondary school.
• Ability to deliver pre-planned lessons across secondary subjects.
• Ability to uphold school behaviour and discipline policies.

Responsibilities

• Take control of the classroom and maintain focus on learning.
• Enforce school behaviour and discipline policy consistently.
• Deliver pre-planned work and support students to complete tasks.

Skills

Classroom management

Behaviour management

Conflict resolution

Student engagement

Job description

Job Title:Cover Supervisor - Strong Behaviour Management

Location: Stoke

Start Date: October 2026

Salary: £110 - £150 per day

Are you a confident and resilient Cover Supervisor with exceptionally strong behaviour and classroom management skills?

Can you take control of challenging classroom situations, deal firmly and professionally with misbehaviour and maintain high expectations?

Are you confident following a school's behaviour and discipline policy consistently while keeping students focused on their learning?

TeacherActive is proud to be working with a mainstream Secondary School based in Stoke. The school maintains high expectations for behaviour and learning and requires staff who can confidently uphold its standards and contribute to a structured classroom environment.

The school is looking for a strong and assertive Cover Supervisor for long-term placements, with flexible day-to-day work also available. The successful Cover Supervisor must be able to take firm control of the classroom, confidently challenge poor behaviour, follow the school's behaviour and discipline policy consistently and ensure students complete the pre-planned work provided.

The successful Cover Supervisor will have:

• Previous experience working with young people, ideally within a secondary school setting
• Excellent classroom management skills and the confidence to take control of challenging classes
• Proven ability to manage misbehaviour firmly, calmly and consistently
• Confidence implementing and following school behaviour and discipline policiesThe resilience and strength of character required to maintain clear boundaries and high expectations
• Confidence delivering pre-planned lessons across a range of secondary subjects

In return for the above you can expect to receive:

• A dedicated team of consultants available 24/7 to help you with the easy onboarding process
• CPD Courses and certificates as part of the My-Progression channel
• Market leading rates of pay
• TeacherActive Referral Scheme - Receive up to £100 when you refer a friend Terms and Conditions apply

Our staff are paid on a PAYE basis, so you can rest assured that you're paying the right level of TAX and National Insurance and there's no messing around with admin charges coming out of your hard earned