Cover supervisors were introduced as a way of maintaining teachers' non-contact periods.
They have now become a permanent role in most Secondary Schools, covering an absent teacher for reasons that include sickness, timetabled non-contact time and time off for courses.
Working as a cover supervisor can be extremely rewarding but it is also demanding.
As a PPA (Planning, Preparation, and Assessment) teacher in the UK, your role involves serving as a substitute teacher when others are absent, whether due to illness or training, especially in the winter months.
Your responsibilities include delivering lessons based on the absent teacher's plans, ensuring student engagement and learning.
General
Opportunity open for PPA Teacher in Brent - October 2024
As a PPA (Planning, Preparation, and Assessment) teacher in the UK, your role involves serving as a substitute teacher when others are absent, whether due to illness or training, especially in the winter months.
Your responsibilities include delivering lessons based on the absent teacher's plans, ensuring student engagement and learning.
General
Opportunity open for PPA Teacher in Brent - November 2024
Qualifications and skills required to be a supply teacher
To work as a supply teacher you must possess Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or QTLS with TRN or sufficient experience as an unqualified teacher in the UK.