Cover Supervisor
St Mark's Church of England Academy
Merton
- £28,057 - £29,848 per year
- New
- Salary:
- Pro-rata salary for 35 hours, 39 weeks per year which is based on full time equivalent of £32,421 - £34,848 (Grade 6, spine point 17-21)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- ASAP
- Apply by:
- 15 September 2024
Job overview
There could not be a more exciting time to join the St Mark's family. Outcomes at Key Stage 4 are in the top 9% of all schools nationally with a Progress 8 Score of +0.66. In 2023 an impressive 60% of all A Levels were awarded A*-B grades with 30% of students securing a place at a Russell Group University.
Do you have the highest expectations for every member of the school community and believe in transformational education for all, irrespective of starting points and background?
Are you able to win hearts and minds with your inspirational vision for school improvement, underpinned by the school’s inclusive Christian ethos and values, Love, Hope and Trust?
Are you passionate about high-quality teaching and learning and a life changing quality of education in schools?
If you can answer yes to these three questions, we would love to hear from you.
We are looking to recruit a dedicated and inspiring colleague to our team of Cover Supervisors for September 2024. The candidate will ideally have previous experience working with students in a classroom environment and will foster a strong and consistent approach to behaviour for learning, in order to ensure every child can reach its full, God-given potential. The role will involve covering assigned classes across a wide of range of the curriculum, facilitating pre-planned lesson activities and providing a continuity of students learning in the absence of their timetables teaching colleagues. This is a varied and dynamic role and would suit someone who is keen to get in to teaching or education, or a qualified teacher who wishes to take a step back from the formal class teacher role.
In return St Mark’s can offer colleagues;
- Competitive Support Staff salaries on London Pay Range
- Pension schemes - TPS (Teachers) and LGPS (Non-Teachers)
- CPD certified opportunities - available to all employees, including the Step Lab Powerful Coaching programme
- In depth well-being programme, including 'Cake Wednesday', weekly Pilates classes, 'HR Surgery', fruit Friday's.
- An inspirational and collaborative culture, where Leadership actively promote staff voice
- Trust wider curricular collaboration and development opportunities
- Continual opportunities for succession and progression, including secondment opportunities to Middle and Senior leadership
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) - providing well-being and confidential advice services
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Health Shield Scheme
- On site staff car park
- Free staff lunch offer
The successful candidate will be part of a small, close knit team, who are instrumental in the supporting the educational offer of transformation available at St Mark's Academy!
If you have the skills and enthusiasm to make a significant contribution to our inclusive Christian community, then we would love to hear from you.
Visits are warmly welcomed and can be arranged by email to hr@stmarks.anthemtrust.uk.
St Mark's were inspected by Ofsted in March 2023. The Academy performed exceptionally well in all areas, with particular reference made to expert curriculum design; transformational teaching and learning underpinned by the highest expectations; the extra-curricular offer and staff and pupil wellbeing. The report states, “there is enough evidence of improved performance to suggest that the school could be judged outstanding if we were to carry out a graded (section 5) inspection now.”
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About St Mark's Church of England Academy
- St Mark's Church of England Academy
- Acacia Road, Mitcham
- Surrey
- CR4 1SF
- United Kingdom
Our school is proud to be part of Anthem, a multi-academy trust that creates ambitious and successful schools where every child thrives.
St Mark’s C of E Academy is a vibrant and diverse 11-18 academy situated in Mitcham in the London Borough of Merton. The school was inspected by Ofsted in May 2024 and we are incredibly proud to have been recognised as Outstanding, with her majesty's inspectors determining 'Pupils flourish at this school. Guided by the schools' vision of 'transformation for all', leaders have the very highest of expectations of all pupil. Consequently, pupils achieve highly across the curriculum'.
Key notes from Her Majesty's Inspectors;
- Working relationships between staff and pupils are warm, caring and respectful.
- Staff and pupils are proud to be part of a close knit school community.
- Parents and carers highly value the school’s work.
- The school’s cultural diversity is celebrated by all at every turn.
- Many staff say the school feels like a family and they thrive as a result of the high-quality professional development provided.
- Leaders at all levels work well together and are committed to further improvement.
- Trust leaders and governors know and support the school very well.
The Academy really does have much to celebrate. We are the first secondary school in London to be awarded the prestigious International Values Quality Mark in recognition of the manner in which our values of love, hope and trust permeate all our work, "The school’s cultural diversity is celebrated by all at every turn." (Ofsted 2024)
Our vision at St Mark’s is to raise the achievement and life chances of our students and to serve our community by providing access to a range of activities, first class resources and opportunities. As a Church of England Academy, we encourage development of our students’ moral and spiritual well-being as much as their academic success. We are inclusive of all faiths, as well as none, and support unity between different religions, cultures and beliefs.
All our students are individuals and every student is valued for their uniqueness and the skills and aptitudes they bring to the Academy. A key strength of St Mark's is the very aptitudes they bring to the Academy. A key strength of St Mark's is the very high quality relationships that exist between members of a highly diverse school community- the Academy has a strong set of values shared by all. The Academy is situated in extensive grounds in a pleasant green field location with first class resources for success. Our specialisms in Science and Performing Arts support our students to develop confidence, understanding and skills in these areas and beyond into the broader curriculum.
Employee Benefits Include:
- Competitive salaries on Teachers Inner London Pay Range
- Pension schemes - TPS (Teachers) and LGPS (Non-Teachers)
- CPD certified opportunities - available to all employees, including the Step Lab Powerful Coaching programme
- In depth well-being programme, including 'Cake Wednesday', weekly Pilates classes, 'HR Surgery', fruit Friday's.
- An inspirational and collaborative culture, where Leadership actively promote staff voice
- Trust wider curricular collaboration and development opportunities
- Continual opportunities for succession and progression, including secondment opportunities to Middle and Senior leadership
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) - providing well-being and confidential advice services
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Health Shield Scheme
- On site staff car park
- Free staff lunch offer
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and require all staff and volunteers to share and demonstrate this commitment. The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification and will be subject to the relevant pre-employment checks which will, where applicable, include a health check, an enhanced DBS check, the Children’s Barred List check and satisfactory references.
It is an offence for an individual who has been disqualified from working with children to knowingly apply for, offer to do, accept, or do any work in a ‘regulated activity’. The position advertised is a ‘regulated activity’ and is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 [Exceptions] Order 1975.
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