Job Description

Downlands Community School

West Sussex
17,143.38 per year

Salary:

Grade 5 Point 7

Job type:

Part Time, Permanent

Start date:

September 2025

Apply by:

7 July 2025

Job overview

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11 - 16, mixed, NOR - 1260

Learning is at the heart of everything we do

Cover Supervisor

32 hours 55 mins per week - Term Time only.

Plus 5 INSET days

(08.25 - 16:00 Mon - Fri with unpaid breaks)

Grade 5 point 7 - 17,143.38 actual salary for hours and weeks worked.

Part time hours may also be considered.

Start date: September 2025

Do you enjoy working with young people?



Do want to make a difference to pupils who need supervision and help with their work when a teacher is unavailable?



Do you have confidence, authority, flexibility and resilience with excellent communication skills to take control of a class in a secondary school?





Do you want to join a friendly, enthusiastic, and committed team in a successful community school?



Downlands is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. This post is not exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.



Further details and an application form can be downloaded from our website http://www.downlands.wsussex.sch.uk under "Information - Vacancies" or from our Recruitment Officer, email: sjohnson@downlands.org.

The closing date for applications is

09:00 on Monday 7th July 2025.

About

Downlands Community School

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Downlands Community School

Dale Avenue, Hassocks
West Sussex
BN6 8LP
United Kingdom

+44 1273 845892

Headteacher -

Mark Wignall



Downlands Community School is a mixed, comprehensive, non-denominational secondary for students aged 11-16 in Hassocks, West Sussex at the foot of the beautiful South Downs, 6 miles north of Brighton. It is a state community school with a governing body of 15 volunteers. The school currently provides 1,200 secondary places when fully subscribed.



The school has undergone extensive renovation, with a state-of-the-art teaching block, IT rooms, Music Suite and Dance Studio. Headteacher Mark Wignall was appointed in September 2016. Our Amphitheatre opened in 2019 and offers the potential for multiple different uses, from outdoor lessons and school productions to rehearsal space for local amateur dramatics groups.

Values and vision

Downlands Community School places learning at the heart of everything that we do. It focuses on valuing the surrounding environment, preparing students for 21st-century society through innovation and creativity, and educating students socially and emotionally, while striving for self-improvement and exceeding expectations. The school's aims are supported by the Downlands Association, a group of staff and parents who raise funds through a range of different events.



Students benefit from extensive opportunities for sport and PE, with access to a gym, sports hall, astroturf football pitch, fitness suite and dance studio. The school is particularly proud of the extra-curricular activities offered, including music, chess, science, technology and creative arts clubs, English clubs and the Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme.

Ofsted report

"Staff cater for pupils' needs very well. Relationships are strong and this enables pupils to thrive academically and personally. The academic curriculum is rigorous and challenging. It is enriched by provision for the arts and a strong programme of extra-curricular activities which further enhance pupils' social, moral, spiritual and cultural understanding."



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