Due to an anticipated demand from our schools in the new academic year (September 2024), Academics are now looking to expand their current cohort of enthusiastic Education Practitioners!

Responsibilities of an Education Practitioner

Education Practitioners (also known as Cover Supervisors) are used in secondary schools to provide cover for a class when a teacher is not available. They are employed on a flexible and day-to-day basis to ensure that a teacher can have time away from the classroom to carry out other duties (planning, assessment, or training days). They may also cover lessons for teachers who are away from school due to sickness or any other absences.

If you are looking to get into teaching and you wish to build on your current experience of working with young people in a secondary school setting, becoming an Education Practitioner is a great and ideal opportunity to utilise and build upon your communication and behaviour management skills.

As an Academics Education Practitioner, you will:

• Have a positive can do attitude to respond to busy schools. Calls for work can be from 7:00am in the morning.
• Be able to get to our partnership schools by 8.30am sometimes with 30-60 minutes notice (on the day calls only)
• Be able to work flexible between Monday to Friday. Usual working hours are between 8.30am-3.30pm.
• Hold a current Enhanced DBS that is registered with the Update Service or to be prepared to apply for a new DBS with ourselves (cost applied).

We welcome applications from candidates with experience of:

• Working as a Teaching Assistant in Primary, Secondary or SEN schools.
• Sports Coaching/Youth work.
• Leadership in Scouts/Guides/Brownies/Cubs/Rainbows.
• Teaching abroad, teaching adults, or tutoring.

However all qualifications and experience with young people and children will be considered for this role.

Why Register with Academics?

• We have a large base of local Stoke-on-Trent & Newcastle-under-Lyme secondary schools.
• We provide an excellent service to all of our staff.
• Competitive weekly pay (PAYE).
• Hassle free online time sheets.
• 24hr contactable service.
• We have over 150+ 5* Google Reviews.

If you are interested in flexible Education Practitioner opportunities and you are looking to gain experience in a variety of secondary schools within Stoke-on-Trent & Newcastle-under-Lyme, please click 'APPLY NOW' today to submit your most up to date CV for immediate review.

Academics are dedicated to safer recruitment, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect every candidate to share this commitment. Assignments are subject to safeguarding and child protection screening in line with DfE polices, including right to work, employment references and enhanced DBS checks.