Would you like to work within your borough as a Cover Supervisor, full time or part time?

As a cover supervisor your main job is to manage a classroom, ensuring that students remain on task with the work they have been set. Cover supervision is needed for a teacher's short-term absence from the classroom where the absence was not known about in advance. Pupils in these classes will carry out a pre-prepared exercise under supervision; no active teaching takes place, responding to any questions that pupils might have about the process.

Cover supervisors are suitably-trained school staff who supervise pupils carrying out pre-prepared exercises when teaching staff are on short-term absence. The cover supervisor's main job is to manage a classroom, ensuring that students remain on task with the work they have been set.

What's involved?

Cover supervision varies significantly depending on whether the role is undertaken in a primary, secondary or special school. Existing staff who are asked to undertake cover supervision should be given the option of taking it on as a role in itself or as part of a role. The role should not require any active teaching, marking or planning. Duties may include:

• supervising work that has been set in accordance with the school policy
• managing the behaviour of pupils while they are undertaking this work to ensure a constructive environment
• responding to any questions from pupils about process and procedures
• dealing with any immediate problems or emergencies according to the school's policies and procedures
• collecting any completed work after the lesson and returning it to the appropriate teacher
• reporting back as appropriate using the school's agreed referral procedures on the behaviour of pupils during the class, and any issues arising

If this sounds like a role you would be interested in applying for or find out about other similar teaching opportunities contact Leanne.king@twrecruitment.com, Business Manager, directly for further information