Cover Supervisor – Secondary School
Location: Haringey, North London
Start Date: ASAP
Contract: Full-time / Term-time only
Agency: Protocol Education
Are you a confident and motivated graduate looking to gain valuable classroom experience? Are you considering a future career in teaching and want to build your skills in a supportive secondary school environment?
Protocol Education is recruiting on behalf of a well-regarded, Ofsted-rated ‘Outstanding’ secondary school in the London Borough of Haringey. The school is seeking a proactive and reliable Cover Supervisor to join their team on a full-time basis.
This is an excellent opportunity for aspiring teachers who are planning to pursue PGCE or Schools Direct training, offering hands-on experience managing classrooms and supporting students across the secondary curriculum.
The Role
As a Cover Supervisor, you will supervise classes during teacher absence, ensuring learning continues effectively and behaviour remains positive.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Delivering pre-prepared lesson plans across Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4
2. Maintaining classroom discipline in line with school policies
3. Creating a safe, structured, and engaging learning environment
4. Encouraging student participation and focus
5. Providing feedback to teaching staff on student progress and behaviour
No lesson planning, marking, or preparation required.
The School
This Haringey-based secondary school is known for its inclusive ethos, strong leadership, and excellent student behaviour.
What the school offers:
6. An Outstanding Ofsted rating
7. Clear systems and routines that support cover staff
8. A collaborative and welcoming staff culture
9. Strong mentoring and support for graduates entering education
Requirements
To succeed in this role, you will need:
10. A degree-level qualification (preferred) or strong A-levels
11. Experience working with children or young people ( tutoring, youth work, coaching, volunteering)
12. Confidence, resilience, and strong classroom presence
13. Right to work in the UK
14. An Enhanced DBS on the Update Service (or willingness to apply)
Why Choose Protocol Education?
15. Competitive weekly PAYE pay – no umbrella companies
16. Long-term and day-to-day opportunities available
17. Free CPD training, including safeguarding and behaviour management
18. Dedicated consultant support throughout your placement
19. Referral bonus for successful recommendations
How to Apply
If you’re ready to gain hands-on classroom experience in an Outstanding Haringey secondary school, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply today by submitting your CV for an immediate interview.
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 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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