Boston Spa Academy
Leeds
Salary:
C1 (SCP £28,598 – £31,022 Actual Salary: £24,597 - £26,681
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
17 September 2025
Apply by:
16 September 2025
Job overview
Boston Spa Academy is seeking to recruit an inspirational colleague to the role of Cover Supervisor. This role is of great importance to our work as an academy in ensuring that continuity of education is provided for our students by providing short, or medium-term cover for teacher who are absent from the academy.
Potential applicants should have:
* GCSE Grade C/4 and above (or equivalent) in English and Mathematics.
* The ability to work alone and as part of a team.
* Experience of working with young people.
What we offer you:
As a trust, we want to ensure that professionals at every stage in their career have the opportunity to enjoy expert support and training. We are pleased to offer a generous benefits package to our team – as we work together to create a rewarding future for all including:
* Membership of a teacher or local government pension scheme, depending on the role.
* A commitment to continued investment in our professionals, supporting every member of staff throughout their career in the trust.
* Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential professional advice and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
* Discounts and online offers at major high street/online retailers.
* £2k Cycle to work scheme.
About us:
At Boston Spa Academy, we are proud that, in our recent Ofsted inspection graded "Outstanding", it was commented that 'staff feel valued and are proud to be members of the school'. The report also recognises that 'leaders are highly supportive' and 'proactively seek to manage workload and support the well-being of staff'. As well as feeling part of a community with a common purpose, our professional body also benefits from outstanding CPD and support which is personalised to your particular needs and experience.
GORSE have established a long-standing culture of excellence where 'high challenge, high support' is commonplace. Our trust will be made up of 15 establishments by September 2025. In addition to this, we also operate GORSE SCITT and Leeds Teaching School Hub, important establishments in their own right. Ensuring that each element of the trust, including the central team, performs at its best to ensure all children, especially those whose who are disadvantaged, have the opportunity to secure the Gift of Choice, is the central mission of GORSE
Closing date for applications: Tuesday 16 September 2025
Interviews will take place: TBC
We will consider any reasonable adjustments under the terms of the Equality Act (2010), to enable an applicant with a disability (as defined under the Act) to meet the requirements of the post.
We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to full employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure and barring service check. We promote diversity and aim to establish a workforce that reflects the population of Leeds.
Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK – either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK and the role does not meet eligibility for sponsorship, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply for this position
About Boston Spa Academy
Boston Spa Academy
Clifford Moor Road, Boston Spa, Wetherby
West Yorkshire
LS23 6RW
United Kingdom
Boston Spa Academy in Boston Spa, Wetherby, West Yorkshire, is a mixed, secondary school for children aged The school, which opened in 1973, has around 1,430 students of which 190 attend the growing sixth form. In September 2018, Boston Spa Academy officially joined the highly successful and nationally renowned GORSE trust. As a direct impact of working with colleagues at TGAT the academy has moved from being a school with average performance to one which is now well above the national average. Boston Spa Academy is now amongst the highest performing schools in Leeds, the Yorkshire and Humber region and the country.
At Boston Spa Academy, we are proud that, in our recent Ofsted inspection graded "Outstanding", it was commented that 'staff feel valued and are proud to be members of the school'. The report also recognises that 'leaders are highly supportive' and 'proactively seek to manage workload and support the well-being of staff'. As well as feeling part of a community with a common purpose, our professional body also benefits from outstanding CPD and support which is personalised to your particular needs and experience.
Our Vision and Values: Shaping Character; Cultivating Ambition
At Boston Spa Academy, we truly value the holistic development of our students as part of our vision to be 'shaping character; cultivating ambition'. We support students in developing the character traits required to be well-rounded individuals and for them to be prepared with the skills, habits and qualifications required for success in their future careers.
Our community is built on kindness, respect, hard work and aspiration and our enabler to achieving this are the 'core values' to which we hold dear and permeate through all that we do at the academy:
* Purpose
* Positivity
* Principled
* Participation
* Professionalism
As part of The GORSE Academies Trust, Boston Spa Academy is in the vanguard of educational developments in Leeds, Yorkshire and on a national level. As a school community, we strive to deliver an exceptional standard of education.
Our Enrichment++ provision is designed to encourage young people to learn beyond the classroom and includes opportunities to take part in sport, art, languages, humanities, science, outdoor pursuits and a range of volunteering and charitable work at local, national and international levels. Our nationally renowned Rowing Programme provides student with the opportunity to compete at a national level against some of the elite young athletes in the UK.
Cultural visits and an expedition programme have seen pupils visit countries from European countries to as far afield as Trinidad and Singapore.
Mr Peter Hollywood
Principal
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