Cover Supervisor

Flexible Start Dates | Full-Time & Part-Time | Secondary Schools

Are you a graduate considering a PGCE or teacher training in the next year?

Milk Education is working with a number of supportive secondary schools looking for enthusiastic Graduate Cover Supervisors who want to gain hands-on classroom experience before taking the next step into teaching.

This role is the ideal preparation for a future teaching career.

As a Cover Supervisor, you will:

• Deliver pre-planned lessons across a range of subjects
• Supervise classes in the teacher’s absence
• Support pupils with their learning and engagement
• Build confidence leading groups of students
• Gain real insight into how schools operate day-to-day
• Strengthen your PGCE or Schools Direct application with practical experience

Schools love graduates with classroom exposure, this role gives you exactly that.

You’ll be a great fit if you are:

• A graduate planning a PGCE/teacher training
• Looking to build meaningful school experience
• Confident, resilient and motivated
• Interested in a future teaching career
• Able to motivate and manage groups of young people
• Keen to develop practical classroom leadership skills

No teaching qualification needed — full support provided.

• Highly valued experience for PGCE applications
• Competitive daily rates
• Flexible start dates, immediate, after half-term, or September
• Opportunities across multiple secondary schools
• Full behaviour management training provided
• A dedicated consultant supporting you every step of the way

Milk Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We are proudly APSCo Compliance+ accredited, reflecting our dedication to the highest standards in safer recruitment. All applicants will be subject to thorough compliance checks in line with DfE, Keeping Children Safe in Education, and APSCo guidelines.