Cover Supervisor

Duties and responsibilities

• Supervise pre-planned activities and self-directed learning in the absence of the class teacher
• Manage the behaviour of pupils/students whilst they are undertaking this work to ensure a constructive learning environment.
• Respond to questions from students about process and procedures.
• Assist students to undertake set activities as appropriate.
• Deal with any immediate problems or emergencies according to the academy’s policies and procedures.
• Collect completed work after the lesson and return it to the appropriate class teacher.
• Report back as appropriate using the academy’s agreed referral procedures on the behaviour of students during the class and any issues arising.
• Establish productive working relationships with students, acting as a role model and setting high expectations.
• Promote the inclusion and acceptance of all students within the classroom
• Encourage students to interact and work cooperatively with others and engage all students in activities
• Provide feedback to students in relation to progress and achievement.
• Prepare the classroom/outside areas for lessons, ensuring that resources are available and cleared away at the end of the lessons as appropriate
• Be responsible for keeping and updating records as agreed with the teacher, contributing to reviews of systems/ records as requested.
• Establish constructive relationships and communicate with other agencies/professionals, in liaison with the teacher, to support achievement and progress of the students.
• Undertake planned supervision of students’ out of hours learning activities as required
• Supervise students on visits, trips and out of school activities as required.
• Undertake exam invigilation as required