Cover Supervisor

Cover Supervisor – Permanent
Bradford
Competitive salary (depending on experience and qualifications)
Full-time, Permanent
Start Date: September 2026 (or sooner for the right person)

Calling all Cover Supervisors, aspiring teachers, graduates, and experienced youth workers

We’re working with an outstanding secondary school in Bradford that’s looking for a permanent Cover Supervisor to join their team. This is the kind of school people stay in — supportive leadership, brilliant behaviour, and students who actually want to learn. Yes, really.

This is a fantastic opportunity to gain valuable classroom experience and play a vital role in ensuring learning continues smoothly when teachers are absent. Whether you're an experienced Cover Supervisor or looking to take your first step into education, the school is keen to meet enthusiastic individuals who can make a real difference.

What makes this school stand out?

✅ Outstanding leadership and a genuinely supportive SLT
✅ A welcoming and collaborative staff team
✅ Strong behaviour systems, allowing you to focus on supporting learning
✅ Excellent CPD and progression opportunities
✅ Ideal experience for aspiring teachers and graduates
✅ A school community that values both staff and students

The role:

You’ll be:
• Supervising classes across KS3 and KS4 using pre-set lesson materials provided by teaching staff
• Managing classroom behaviour and ensuring students remain engaged in learning
• Supporting students to complete tasks and achieve their full potential
• Building positive relationships with students and colleagues
• Becoming part of a school community that values both staff and students

What we’re looking for:

• Experience working with young people in education, coaching, youth work, care, or similar settings
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• Confidence leading a classroom and maintaining a positive learning environment
• A calm, proactive, and adaptable approach
• A genuine passion for helping young people succeed
• Graduates and aspiring teachers are warmly encouraged to apply

And if you’re Thrive trained, even better. If not, no worries, we can help with that too. Protocol Education offers free Thrive training to help you build even more confidence supporting pupils’ emotional wellbeing in the classroom

Whether you're looking to gain experience before teacher training or establish yourself within education, this could be the perfect opportunity to take the next step in your career.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.

All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.

Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

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