Learning Programme for School Cover Supervisors

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Qualification Overview

Participants will acquire the following skills and knowledge:

1. Safeguarding & Prevent
o Learn about basic issues relating to safeguarding that can cause schools to be judged as ‘inadequate’ by inspectors
o Have a comprehensive understanding of Prevent and how it applies to your role

2. Introduction to the Role of Cover Supervisor
o Understand schools’ policies and expectations.
o Professionalism and communication in a school environment.

3. Behaviour Management
o Understand behaviour policies and setting classroom expectations.
o Techniques for maintaining a positive and productive learning environment.

4. Advanced Behaviour Management
o Develop strategies to help students to self-regulate and identifying where these might be implemented across the school day
o Recognising the range of factors which might serve as triggers for challenging behaviour for pupils with SEND, and how these might be avoided
o Understanding how to prevent escalation of challenging behaviour, including modelling and teaching self-regulation of emotions.

5. Employability Skills
o Understand the notion of safer recruitment, including a range of employment checks for schools and agencies
o Understand how to write an effective CV and how to tailor it to the position applied for
o Most common interview questions and interview tips

Funding criteria

This is a Community Learning Programme delivered in partnership with the East Berkshire Community Learning and Skills Service, Slough Borough Council and the RBWM.
This course is available for free for learners who meet the funding eligibility criteria below:

– Resident within the boroughs of Slough or RBWM
– Resident in the UK continuously for 3 years or more (exceptions apply for refugees)
– Have Right to Work in the UK
– Aged 19 years+

Progression opportunities

By the end of this programme, learners will:
• Demonstrate confidence in managing classrooms effectively, ensuring smooth lesson delivery in a teacher’s absence.
• Possess a strong understanding of school protocols and behaviour management strategies.
• Show readiness to contribute as competent Cover Supervisors in secondary school settings.
• Be better equipped for career progression, including potential roles in teaching or other areas of education.