Cover Supervisor

Smart Teachers
Redbridge, Greater London

Smart Teachers are seeking confident and reliable Cover Supervisors to work across a range of well-established secondary schools in London Borough of Redbridge.

About the role

  • Supervise whole classes during teacher absence

  • Deliver pre-prepared lesson materials across a range of subjects

  • Manage classroom behaviour in line with school policies

  • Ensure students remain on task and complete assigned work

  • Provide clear feedback to teaching staff following lessons

About the school

We work closely with a diverse network of mainstream secondary schools and academies across Redbridge. Schools offer supportive senior leadership teams, clear behaviour systems, and excellent transport links via the Central Line and Elizabeth Line.

Requirements

To be considered for the role of Cover Supervisor you will:

  • Experience working with young people (school-based experience desirable)
  • Strong behaviour management and communication skills
  • Confident leading a classroom independently
  • Flexible and adaptable approach

Salary is dependent on experience, training or qualifications. The minimum experience, training or qualifications required for this position are:

  • Suitable school based experience

Smart Teachers is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. We take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All staff we register will undertake thorough interviewing and referencing checks and hold, or be prepared to undergo, an Enhanced DBS check that must be registered on the Update Service.

About Smart Teachers

Smart Teachers is a market-leading education recruitment and supply agency committed to the learning and development of young people. With branches across the country, we are an employer of choice for high-quality primary, secondary and SEND teaching and support staff.

What Smart Teachers offer

As a valued employee of Smart Teachers, you will receive:

  • Excellent daily rates paid weekly by our in-house Payroll team using the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) system.
  • Guaranteed pay scheme (subject to availability and qualifying criteria).
  • Pension contributions (subject to a qualifying period).
  • Full compliance with AWR (Agency Workers’ Regulations), to make sure you get the pay and working conditions you are entitled to.
  • FREE training to help with your professional development such as Team Teach training, online webinars and safeguarding and child protection updates.
  • Generous refer a friend or colleague bonus scheme.
  • Access to a dedicated consultant, who will provide ongoing support.

Smart Teachers do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

How to apply

Apply via this website with an up-to-date CV and contact details. For more information, or an informal chat about the role, please call Daniel Uwaifo on 020 7065 7500 or email [email protected] .

Posted 2026-02-27

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