Cover Supervisor
 
Key Details

• Position: Cover Supervisor (KS3 & KS4)
• Location: Birmingham
• Start Date: September 2026
• Contract: Long-term supply
• Pay: £500 – £750 per week (dependent on assignment and experience)

 
The Role
A secondary school in Birmingham is seeking a confident and adaptable Cover Supervisor to join their team from September 2026 on a long-term supply basis.
The successful candidate will be responsible for supervising classes across KS3 and KS4 in the absence of the regular classroom teacher. You will ensure that students remain focused on the work set, maintain high standards of behaviour, and provide a positive and productive learning environment throughout the school day.
This is an excellent opportunity for graduates, aspiring teachers, experienced support staff, or individuals with previous experience working with young people. The role offers valuable classroom experience and the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to students’ education and development.
 
The Candidate
The successful candidate will:

• Have experience working with young people, ideally within an educational setting
• Possess strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Be confident managing groups of students across a range of subjects
• Demonstrate excellent behaviour management skills
• Be organised, adaptable, and able to work independently
• Be committed to supporting students’ learning, well-being, and achievement
• Previous experience as a Cover Supervisor, Teaching Assistant, Learning Mentor, Sports Coach, Youth Worker, or Graduate would be highly beneficial.

 
The School
The school offers a supportive and welcoming environment with clear behaviour systems and a strong commitment to student success. Staff benefit from ongoing support from experienced leadership teams, collaborative working relationships, and opportunities to gain valuable experience within a secondary school setting.
 
This is an excellent opportunity for a Cover Supervisor seeking a long-term supply role in Birmingham starting September 2026, offering competitive weekly pay and the chance to develop valuable classroom experience within a supportive school environment.
 
Due to the number of applications, only successful candidates will be contacted.


The Education Network Offer:

Our specialist team have a combined experience of over 25 years and have unrivalled reputation within the education market, taking great pride in the extremely high service levels that we provide to both our schools and our candidates. Our service is honest and efficient and, in addition to our recruitment solution, we offer the opportunity for additional training and development for our candidates. You will also receive personalised career support from the team.

The opportunity to work in friendly, caring and supportive atmosphere where every child matters. Highly supportive, committed and hard working Consultants who will endeavor to find assignments suited to your needs.
An opportunity to extend your professional development as well as excellent rates of pay.

The Education Network is committed to safe guarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Appointments will be subject to our stringent vetting procedures, including enhanced DBS checks and references.-
The Education Network is committed to Safer Recruitment and recruits to Compliance standards. Any appointment will be subject to an enhanced DBS check in addition to other safeguarding checks. The Education Network is an equal opportunities employer. The Education Network is acting as a recruitment agency in relation to this vacancy.
Due to the expected high-volume of applications we receive only short-listed candidates will be contacted within 3 days.