Job Description

Employer
Orchard Mead Academy
Location
Leicester, Leicestershire
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Contract Length
Permanent
Salary
24,874-26,986(actual salary)
Posted
16th October 2025
Start Date
To Be Confirmed
Expires
28th October 2025 09:00 AM
Contract Type
Permanent
Start Date
To Be Confirmed
Job ID
1514267
Job Reference
OMA/Cover/Oct2025

Contract: Permanent

| Term Time + 1 week

Start Date:

As soon as possible

Salary:

Grade 5, points 11-14 actual salary 24,874-26,986

Are you considering a career as a teacher? This role is a great opportunity to gain the relevant experience and insight into the teaching profession. If successful in role, we will support you to apply for Initial Teacher Training through the Leicestershire Secondary SCITT.

We are seeking to appoint a cover teacher who will be responsible for the supervision of whole classes during short-term absences of class teachers under the guidance of teaching/senior staff. This will involve the delivery of pre-prepared exercises, managing student behaviour and assisting students in relevant activities in line with school policies and procedures. This is an excellent opportunity to gain experience in the classroom, providing a route into teaching.



The ideal candidate will be someone who is highly committed to our students and success. We are looking for someone who will show flexibility, reliability, resilience and will have excellent organisational skills as well as the ability to motivate others and lead by example.

The ideal candidate will:

be self-motivated, organised and flexible; be enthusiastic and passionate about learning; have the ability to adapt and deliver exercises in a broad range of subjects, often at short notice; have the ability to manage student behaviour using the relevant rewards/sanctions; understand and follow the principles and values underpinning the safeguarding of young people

About Us

Orchard Mead Academy is a culturally diverse comprehensive school with approximately 1200 students situated in the North East of Leicester and is part of The Mead Educational Trust (TMET). The Trust is a growing partnership of primary and secondary schools situated in the East Midlands. It provides its academies access to a world-class education network and staff with an employer providing high quality professional development. We are committed to ensuring each Academy enables every pupil to achieve the very best. We believe that together we make a positive difference.

The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS Disclosure check.

How to Apply

If you are interested in this post, please complete the application form online.


Please see the documents listed below, which may assist you in making your application:


Applicant pack Job description Application and Recruitment Process document

Closing date: Tuesday 28thOctober 2025 @ 9am

Interviews: TBC

Orchard Mead Academy is committed to:

Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.*
Equal opportunities and equal value for staff and students, and prevention of discrimination in its many forms.*

NO AGENCIES OR CVs PLEASE

Safeguarding Statement:

This post will involve contact with vulnerable groups (children, young people and/or adults) and is therefore, exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Disclosure check. This exemption means that shortlisted applicants for this post will be required to declare all criminal convictions, cautions, reprimands, and bind- overs both spent and unspent in their application, before interview and regardless of the passage of time.