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Graduate Cover Teacher

  • Posted: 24-06-2025
  • Category: Cover Supervisors
  • Location: Sheffield
  • Type: Full-time / Contract
  • Salary: £95 - £120 per day
Graduate Cover Teacher


Are you a recent graduate who is considering a rewarding career in teaching but wishes to build up your classroom experience up first, before committing to teacher training?


If you are based in Sheffield and this sounds like you, a fantastic secondary school are looking for Graduate Cover Teacher candidates to start immediately and in September!


Graduate Cover Teacher: 
This Graduate Cover Teacher opportunity would see you filling in for teachers who may be absent due to illness or for training, covering pre-planned lessons, supervising the classroom to ensure students are completing their work and clear on its content.


The Graduate Cover Teacher role is perfect for those considering teacher training, as it allows you to access if this career path is right for you whilst building up valuable classroom practice.


Interested? Simply apply on this page today!


Graduate Cover Teacher – The Role: 
  • Cover and run an array on secondary lessons
  • Set up lessons through clear communication
  • Establish strong behaviour management
  • Ensure classes are running smoothly
  • Flexibility to work across different departments
  • Versatile as each day is different


Graduate Cover Teacher – Qualifications required:
 
  • Degree level of education
  • Previous teaching / classroom experience is preferable
  • Excellent communication skills 
  • Good behaviour management
  • Passion for learning


Benefits of working as a Graduate Cover Teacher
through Smile North:
  • 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.


If this Graduate Cover Teacher position in Sheffield sounds suited to you, please contact Joseph via email at joseph@smile-education.co.uk or apply through this website. 


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.

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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