Cover Supervisor

Cover SupervisorsTerm Time Only plus 3 INSET days
Monday to Thursday – 8.20am – 4.20pm, Friday 8.20am – 3.50pmGordano School, part of the Lighthouse Schools Partnership, is a large and successful 11-18 comprehensive secondary school approximately eight miles outside Bristol. Our school includes a thriving Sixth Form of nearly 400 students that is strongly integrated into the life of the school and offers significant opportunities for sixth form teaching in over 30 courses. We are the sole secondary school serving the popular town of Portishead and benefit greatly from being a central part of our community.
We view education as something bigger than just academic achievement. We have a record of considerable academic success but wholeheartedly believe that a student's education should be about preparing young people for their future lives in the complete sense, developing our young people’s key skills and behaviours that set them up for a successful future pathway. As well as consistently strong outcomes at GCSE and A Level, we place great emphasis on the opportunities available to our students including developing student leadership across our student body, offering an unparalleled extra-curricular programme and ensuring clear guidance for students when considering progression to their next steps of their educational journey.We pride ourselves on high-quality support for colleagues at all stages of their career through internal and external CPD, including our membership of the Lighthouse Schools Partnership, with staff involved in a range of developmental opportunities across schools in the Trust as well as supporting staff in bespoke training such as completing different levels of the NPQ programmes. We maintain significant involvement in Initial Teacher Training and deliver a comprehensive ECT induction in association with the Five Counties Teaching School Hubs Alliance and Ambition Institute. Our very large staff body allows regular opportunities for progression into leadership roles at all levels.Importantly, beyond the wider experiences on offer to our student body, we seek to be a very happy school community with a big heart. This has never been more evident than through our recent work in delivering our core principles of ‘Dream big, do your best, give back’, fostering a community filled with kindness and respect.Gordano School offers an excellent benefits package including contributory pension scheme, a comprehensive employee assistance programme and benefits (offering discounts on shopping), cycle to work scheme, discounted on-site gym membership and on-site parking.The RoleWe are looking for two enthusiastic Cover Supervisors to join a high achieving School on a permanent contract. The successful candidates will have a good understanding of the Secondary curriculum as well as the confidence to deliver lessons set in an engaging way and to motivate students. The school is looking for someone who is passionate about education and with the capacity to be inventive in the classroom.This role allows preparation for the day and the return of materials/work at the end and covers classes during a teacher's absence. The focus will be to keep students on task with work set by teaching staff through the development of a purposeful learning atmosphere and positive relationships with students. Any time not used in a cover capacity will be deployed to support both teachers and support staff generally.The postholder will engage in regulated activity as the role will involve supervising and contact with students.To be considered for this position of Cover Supervisor you must:Have some experience in a classroom environmentBe an excellent role model who strives to accomplish the very bestHave a real passion and 'can-do' attitude for educating children and young peopleBe dedicated to your role of a Cover Supervisor and supportive of colleagues and students alikeIf you are an experienced Teacher or Cover Supervisor who is able to engage and support students through this stage of education and would like the challenge of a demanding role such as this, we want to hear from you. Equally if you have a PGCE and are looking for your first role within teaching, this is a great opportunity.Closing date: Midnight, Sunday 10th March 2024Interviews: in the week beginning 11th March 2024Early applications are encouraged. Gordano School reserves the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date of the advertisement, should the School be able to identify an appropriate candidate.We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and welcome applications from all suitably qualifies candidates, particularly those from underrepresented groups.
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