Job Description

37 hours per week



We have an exciting opportunity for a part time, temporary Cover Supervisor, to supervise and support students who are engaged in pre-prepared lessons. This is a non-teaching post and recent experience as a Teaching Assistant or similar post within an educational establishment would be desirable.


A willingness to undertake training and relevant study would also be an advantage. Primarily the post is based in a classroom or other learning environment. There is also a requirement to work as a Co-tutor.



Are you someone who:


Is a dynamic and energetic Teacher. Has excellent organisational skills. Is an excellent classroom practitioner with a proven record of motivating students Has the ability to enthuse and engage students of all abilities in the cover lesson. Has the ability to plan and engage students in highly effective learning.

If so, we would love to hear from you.



The Woodroffe School is seeking an experienced and effective teacher to join our dedicated team.


Come and be part of a school where every child is supported to be the very best they can be.




We value the diversity of our workforce and welcome applications from all sectors of the community.

Our School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share. The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines.



The pro rata salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and includes appropriate paid annual leave and bank holiday entitlements.



The salary quoted is the annual salary for the position at the time of advert. The salary will be paid in equal monthly instalments and will be adjusted at the start of employment and again if leaving part way through the school year to ensure the correct salary is received for the work completed in an academic year.



This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.



This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ's guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.



Keeping Children Safe in Education



The Woodroffe School will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.