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Graduate Cover Teacher
- Posted: 26-10-2026
- Category: Cover Supervisors
- Location: Melton Mowbray
- Type: Full-time / Temporary
- Salary: £100 - £130 per day
Are you a graduate who is seriously considering a career in teaching but wishes to test the waters and gain classroom experience first before diving into a teacher training route?
A thriving Melton Mowbray secondary school are looking for confident Graduate Cover Teachers with strong communication and behaviour management skills, to run & cover lessons across all phases, starting immediately.
Graduate Cover Teacher:
This Graduate Cover Teacher role will see you covering lessons across a multitude of subjects, although the school will want to utilise any subject specialisms, and all the key stages, ensuring academic progress is made in lessons.
The highly rewarding Graduate Cover Teacher opportunity is ideal for graduates with experience working in a school or education setting, especially those who are considering a career in teaching.
Is this the perfect next step in your education career path? Simply apply on this Graduate Cover Teacher advert here!
Graduate Cover Teacher – The Role:
- Cover and supervise an array on secondary lessons
- Ensure classes are running smoothly
- Support pupils within the lesson
- Flexibility to work across different departments
- Versatile as each day is different
- Previous experience of working with young people
- Degree level of education
- Excellent communication skills
- Good behaviour management
- Knowledge of special education practices is advantageous
- Ability to work at least two days a week
- Flexibility to work across different phases and subjects
- Fantastic and valuable classroom experience
- Flexible work to suit your availability.
- Competitive and transparent rates of pay
- Dedicated and professional consultant
- CPD opportunities to continue your professional growth.
- Long-term, permanent, and flexible working placements
Smile Education is committed to safeguarding children. Each applicant will be required to undergo compliance checks, including Prohibited list, Barred list, DBS, and Qualifications checks.
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We are committed to safeguarding children. Each applicant will be expected to undertake compliance checks including Prohibited list, Barred list, DBS and Qualifications.
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