Trainee Teacher

I am currently working with a school based in Durham who are hiring cover supervisors for Maths/Science/Art/English for long term contracts.

The School

• Based in Durham, DH1


• Rates ‘Outstanding’ by OFSTED


• Massive school, housing 1600 students


• 5 core values, academic excellence, acquiring knowledge, social justice, public service and diverse opportunities.


• Recognise students backgrounds


• Trustworthy, wise, kind, optimistic and fair


• Specific subject knowledge and an awareness of Britain and the wider world are hugely important as students develop and learn


• Wide variety of backgrounds and circumstances, diversity is one of their greatest strengths

The Role

• To supervise whole classes


• Working with KS3/KS4


• The Cover Supervisor will give instructions for the lesson as provided by the teacher


• Primary focus of the role will be to maintain good order and keep pupils on task


• Response to general questions


• Provide feedback to teachers


• Supervise pupils engaged in learning activities


• Act as a role model and set high expectations of conduct and behaviour


• Promote the inclusion and acceptance of all pupils in the lesson


• Deal with any problems or emergencies according to the schools policies and procedures


• Provide objective and accurate feedback to the teacher on the conduct of the lesson


• Keep appropriate records as agreed with the teacher


• Provide administrative support to the department where required

The Candidate

• Must be confident and comfortable working with students


• DBS on update service is not essential, if not we can apply for one for you and then can be uploaded to the service


• Relate well to students


• Good at building rapports


• Right to Work in the UK


• Good communication skills


• Will have the ability to develop and maintain a productive learning environment and have good behaviour management skills

In Return

• Market leading pay scale for all our employees


• Friendly and dedicated consultants who provide round the clock support in your new role!


• Our ‘Refer a Friend’ scheme


• Once registered, refer your friend and you will both receive £100 cash once the referral has worked 10 days with us!

If you are interested in the role, please submit your CV or email your CV to (url removed).

If you feel like the role is not for you, give us a call on (phone number removed) to discuss alternative roles that we have which may be more suited to you.

Should you know anybody that is currently looking for work and would be a suitable candidate for the role please forward this on. In return for every agency worker who refers someone will receive a £100 cash reward when a referral has worked for us for 10 days and a further £100 cash reward after another 10 days!