Cover Supervisor
Frederick Bremer School
Waltham Forest
- Expired
- Salary:
- SC5 (OLW)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- As soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 25 March 2019
Job overview
We are seeking to appoint a high quality, enthusiastic and proactive Cover Supervisor. The cover supervisor will deliver prepared lessons set by the teacher and ensure that students remain on task and complete the work to a high standards. The ideal candidate needs to be able to motivate and inspire pupils and have good attention to detail. Experience of working with children and managing behaviour would be an advantage.
The position of cover supervisor would be ideal for aspiring teachers in secondary schools and here at Frederick Bremer School we offer a variety of teacher training routes for the right candidate. We take pride in providing quality cover for our students in the absence of their regular class teacher and the ideal person to join the team would be someone who is proactive, organised, a team player, flexible, able to work under pressure and willingness to learn and develop. All departments within the school are highly supportive and there is a real team spirit amongst staff.
The school was rated good in all areas by Ofsted in 2015 and we are on a trajectory of continuous improvement. We are committed to high quality learning and teaching for all pupils, ensuring all pupils make rapid progress regardless of their starting point. The successful candidate will join an experienced and successful team committed to collaborative working. Frederick Bremer is a popular and over-subscribed school which enjoys excellent state of the art facilities in a new building.
Equal opportunities are at the heart of how we operate at Frederick Bremer. We have a diverse staff body whose identities are respected and valued. We are always seeking to add to the diversity of our staff and we actively welcome applicants who identify as BAME or other minority groups. We also welcome applicants who identify with one or more of the protected characteristics of the 2010 Equalities Act. We have range of strategies to promote staff well-being including a new bespoke well-being curriculum for all pupils. Diversity and equality are central to our values at Frederick Bremer. We also offer opportunities for flexible and part time work arrangements.
You will be supported by an experienced Cover Manager and Cover Supervisor as well as being part of the wider school community.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Offer of a position is subject to receiving satisfactory references and an Enhanced DBS Clearance
For more information and an application pack please see our website www.bremer.org.uk or contact Nosheen Niazi on 020 8498 3312 or email recruitment@bremer.waltham.sch.uk. If you would like to visit the school before submitting your application please contact us.
Completed application forms should be returned or emailed to recruitment@bremer.waltham.sch.uk by 12pm on 25th March 2019. Interviews to be held during the week commencing 25th March 2019
Attached documents
About Frederick Bremer School
Frederick Bremer School is a mainstream, non-selective, co-educational secondary school for children aged 11-16, situated in Walthamstow, East London. There are 860 students on its roll.
The school has specialist provision for children who have autism spectrum conditions. It also has a large and highly specialist special educational needs team, which supports a large number of pupils with needs ranging from visual impairments to cognitive learning needs.
Frederick Bremer School was named after a local entrepreneur who invented the first petrol-driven car in 1894, which he drove around the local streets of Walthamstow.
Headteacher
Mrs Jenny Smith
Values and ethos
Frederick Bremer School’s motto is “The very best they can be”. The secondary school promotes the shared values of respect, responsibility and integrity. Its broad, balanced and inclusive curriculum places great emphasis on critical thinking. Teachers engage in ongoing debate about teaching practices, in order to ensure the best possible learning experiences for children. There is a pupil leadership programme, including an active school council.
Ofsted report
"The headteacher has been relentless in driving improvement over the last three years. As a result, the quality of teaching is increasingly strong and pupils are making rapid progress. Pupils’ personal development, behaviour and welfare are good. They enjoy being a part of the strong inclusive school community and have confidence in each other. The attainment gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers in the school is closing quickly. Safeguarding provision is strong. Pupils are well informed about keeping safe; they feel safe in the school."
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