Cover Manager - Queen Elizabeth’s Girls’ School at Barnet Council Business Unit

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Job Description

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Cover Manager

 Salary Scale 9-12 £31,158 - £32,535 per annum pro rata

5 Days a week, hours negotiable

Term time only (39 weeks) 

We require a Cover Manager, to start as soon as possible, to be responsible for the effective and efficient coordination of daily staff absence cover, ensuring continuity of learning for students during teacher absence. This includes arranging internal and external cover, supervising lessons when required and maintaining up-to-date cover records using school systems. The post holder will play a key role in maintaining high standards of classroom management and ensuring the smooth running of daily operations.

QEGS is a high achieving, oversubscribed 11-18 comprehensive converter academy and a founding member of ICGS (International Coalition of Girls’ Schools) with over 561 girls’ schools across 24 countries globally, representing more than 350,000 students. The organisation is united in educating and empowering girls to be ethical, globally minded changemakers.

We are also a member of The National College, the streaming home for high-quality professional development in education. They provide everything you need to strengthen, manage and evidence your professional development in one place, on one platform.

Both memberships offer teachers a vast range of resources and CPD opportunities. 

We offer a valuable Employee Assistance Programme, with many benefits that support well-being, at no cost to employees. We are conveniently located within a 5 minute walk from High Barnet tube station, making us easily accessible, and also offer a multi-storey complimentary car parking facility to all of our employees.

Our teaching load allocations allow additional time for PPA (Planning, Preparation and Assessment). To support flexible working, staff have a timetabled early departure opportunity after lunch one afternoon per fortnight during a period identified as PPA on their timetable. The school is currently exploring what other steps it can take to offer further flexibility.

Employees also have complimentary access to our on-site fitness suite, swimming pool facilities and access to over 29 acres of land to enjoy.

Queen Elizabeth’s Girls’ School is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and as such all candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

An application form and further information is available to download from our website www.qegschool.org.uk Please email your completed application form and accompanying letter to [email protected] 

The school reserves the right to interview and appoint ahead of the deadline.

Please note that, as part of the pre-employment process, we will undertake social media and other compliance checks. You will receive an email asking for your consent for the school to do so.

Closing Date:   Friday 26 September 2025 – 9am