Supply Teacher
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Cover Supervisor / Supply Teacher – Secondary Schools
Location: Northampton
Pay: £100 – £160 per day
Are you looking for flexible work in education that fits around your lifestyle? Or are you seeking a more consistent, long-term role within supportive secondary schools? At Teaching Personnel, we are currently recruiting Cover Supervisors and Supply Teachers to work across a range of secondary schools in Northampton.
We have a high volume of day-to-day bookings, meaning there are regular opportunities for flexible work each week. In addition, we also have a strong and consistent demand for long-term placements, allowing us to tailor opportunities to suit your preferences, availability, and career goals.
The Role:
- Deliver pre-set lessons across a variety of subjects
- Manage classroom behaviour and ensure a positive learning environment
- Support students in their learning and maintain engagement
- Adapt confidently to different school settings and year groups
What We Offer:
- Competitive daily rates between £100 and £160 dependant on experience
- A mix of day-to-day, short-term, and long-term opportunities
- Flexibility to choose when and where you work
- Access to exclusive roles through our partnerships with local academy trusts
- Ongoing support from a dedicated consultant
Thanks to our exclusive contracts with multiple trusts across the county, we are able to offer reliable and consistent work throughout the academic year.
Ideal Candidates Will Have:
- Experience working with young people (school-based experience preferred)
- Strong classroom management skills
- A confident and adaptable approach
- A genuine interest in education
Whether you are an experienced educator or looking to gain valuable classroom experience, we would love to hear from you.
Apply today to start your journey with Teaching Personnel and take the next step in your education career.
Please attach your CV to the application.
All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website for details.
All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer all our registered candidates FREE child protection and prevent duty training. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided.
For details of our privacy policy, please visit the Teaching Personnel website.
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⭐ Highlight your classroom management experience at the top as the advert specifically mentions 'strong classroom management skills' as essential
📊 Quantify your teaching impact: 'Managed classes of 30+ students across KS3/KS4, maintaining 95% engagement rates'
🌐 Emphasise your adaptability as the role requires working across different schools and year groups in Northampton
🎯 Mention your DBS status prominently as enhanced DBS checks are mandatory for this position
🤝 Showcase your experience with young people, particularly in school settings, as this is the preferred background
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- •Managed classroom behaviour for 180+ KS3/KS4 students weekly across 8 different secondary schools, maintaining 92% positive engagement rates
- •Delivered pre-set lessons across 12 subject areas including Maths, English and Science, adapting content for mixed-ability classes of 25-30 students
- •Completed enhanced DBS check and safeguarding training, ensuring full compliance with DfE 'Keeping Children Safe in Education' guidelines
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Teaching Personnel's flexible supply teaching opportunities in Northampton secondary schools align perfectly with my classroom management skills and adaptable teaching approach. Your partnership with local academy trusts and mix of day-to-day and long-term placements offers exactly the variety I seek in my education career.
My background in secondary education has equipped me with strong behaviour management techniques and the confidence to deliver pre-set lessons across multiple subjects and year groups, ensuring positive learning environments even in unfamiliar settings.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›How do you adapt pre-set lesson plans when students struggle with the content?
- ›What strategies do you use for behaviour management in unfamiliar classroom settings?
- ›How do you ensure safeguarding compliance when working across different schools?
- ›Describe your approach to supporting students across different key stages (KS3/KS4)
- ›How do you maintain student engagement when covering lessons outside your subject expertise?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you had to adapt quickly to a challenging classroom situation
- ›Describe a situation where you had to manage disruptive behaviour from students you'd never met before
- ›Give an example of how you've built rapport with students in a short timeframe
- ›Tell me about a time you had to work flexibly to meet changing work demands
- ›Describe how you've handled working in an unfamiliar school environment
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time you had to adapt quickly to a challenging classroom situation
Describe a situation where you had to manage disruptive behaviour from students you'd never met before