Cover Teacher in Northampton

Cover Teacher

Location

Northampton, Northamptonshire

Salary

£110 to £200 per day (dependent on experience)

Contract

Full-Time | Term Time Only | Permanent or Long-Term Contract Available

Start Date

• September 2026
• Join a Thriving Secondary School in Northampton
• We are seeking a confident, adaptable, and enthusiastic

Cover Teacher to join a welcoming and ambitious secondary school in Northampton.

This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified teacher, ECT, or experienced cover supervisor looking to make a positive impact across a range of subjects and year groups.

As a Cover Teacher, you will play a vital role in maintaining high standards of learning by delivering pre-planned lessons during teacher absences and ensuring students remain engaged, challenged, and supported throughout the school day.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver pre-prepared lessons across a variety of subjects.
• Manage classroom behaviour in line with school policies.
• Ensure students remain focused and engaged in their learning.
• Support student progress by providing clear instructions and guidance.
• Work collaboratively with teaching and pastoral staff.
• Maintain accurate records of attendance, behaviour, and lesson outcomes.
• Promote a safe, inclusive, and positive learning environment.
• The Ideal Candidate Will Have
• Experience as a Cover supervisor or managing a classroom.
• Strong classroom management skills.
• The ability to teach confidently across a range of subjects.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• A flexible and proactive approach to work.
• A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people.
• Experience working within a secondary school setting (desirable but not essential).

Benefits of Working with Monarch Education

• GCA Approved Supplier
• opportunity to enhance your CPD portfolio through our Affinity Academy
• free Safeguarding training
• refer a friend scheme – £200 bonus (you can make unlimited referrals)
• online portal to manage your pay and timesheets

Important Information

• All pay rates provided are inclusive of rolled up holiday pay.
• Equal Opportunities – Monarch
• Affinity Workforce Solutions and Monarch Education are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of children and young people and expects all its temporary workers to share these commitments.

As this role involves working with children on a daily basis, regulated activity is that any successful applicant’s applications will, accordance with statutory guidance, be subject to 2 employment references, an enhanced DBS check and a right to work in the UK check.

• This vacancy is based in the United Kingdom.

Monarch Education operate in the UK and can only process applications from candidates who are currently UK residents and eligible to work in the UK.

Whilst we will endeavour to contact you following your response, due to the high volume of applications we regret that this cannot always be possible.

If you have not had notification from us within 30 days please take your application as not being successful this time but we will keep your details on file for future opportunities.

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