Cover Supervisor

From: 1st September 2025

Hours: 31 hours per week, Term Time + TED Days

39 weeks per year, 0.8553 of full-time equivalent

 8.55am – 3.35pm, Monday to Friday

Salary Scale: Prince Henry’s Support Staff Pay Scale, points 11-15, starting at point 11

Salary: £18,875 (31/37 x 0.8553 x £26,034), point 11

(Range: £26,034 - £27,705 full-time, full-year equivalent)

Responsible to: Deputy Head i/c Timetable, Cover Manager and classroom teachers

An opportunity has arisen for a suitable candidate to join the team of Learning Supervisors at Prince Henry’s High School. The primary role is to cover the classes of teachers who are absent from school for students in Years 9 to 11.

Whilst no teaching qualification is required, this role may suit an applicant who is considering a career in teaching or who has recently qualified and wishes to develop their classroom experience ahead of starting their teaching career. Irrespective of their work background or experience, the successful candidate will have the ability to create a climate for learning and establish a working atmosphere, ensuring that students remain focused on their work across all subjects. They will genuinely enjoy working with teenagers of all abilities and will be able to establish and build relationships with the students, teaching staff and the Cover Manager, whilst displaying a calm, authoritative and professional manner.

Full-time working hours will be from 8.55 am – 3.35 pm (including unpaid breaks during the morning and at lunchtime), Monday to Friday, during term time and TED Days (195 days per year). The option to work part-time within this range is also available.

Basic computer skills are needed as classes are registered electronically. Full training will be provided.

Prince Henry’s is a popular and over-subscribed 13-18 High School, with approximately 1,300 students on roll. Priding itself on its universal values and ethos, as well as its inclusivity, the school enjoys an excellent reputation locally and has consistently been judged as outstanding by Ofsted. A Teaching School since May 2014, the school became a Teaching School Hub in 2021 and, having been accredited with SCITT status, has been offering its own Initial Teacher Training programmes since September 2017. It has also benefited from more than £8m of capital investment into its buildings during the past nine years, providing an excellent working and learning environment for staff and students alike.

Prince Henry's High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

We are fortunate to have an exceptional and dedicated group of staff who are committed to providing our students with a first-class education. We only recruit the finest teachers who will inspire, motivate and challenge our students to be the ‘best they can be’.

Prince Henry's High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.

In accordance with our statutory obligations under Keeping Children Safe in Education the school is required to conduct an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This may help identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which the school might want to explore with you at interview.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974