We are seeking an effective and committed Cover Supervisor to help maintain an excellent learning environment and support all students to access, engage with, and make progress in their learning during cover lessons. The successful candidate will be reliable, calm under pressure, and solution-focused, with high expectations for student behaviour, engagement, and achievement. 

 Who we are:  

St Mary’s and St John’s CE School is an all-through school in Hendon, North London, successfully providing high quality education and academic achievement for children and young people from Nursery to Sixth Form. We are proud to be a diverse, multi-faith, harmonious school, with a distinctive Christian ethos, resolute in the belief that "With God, all things are possible". In a changing world our values; Wisdom, Service and Hope, define us, strengthen relationships with our parents and children, and provide guiding principles that enable us to deliver academic excellence and promote self-discipline and resilience.  

 Please contact Caroline Humphreys (recruitment@smsj.london) for further information or a confidential discussion.  

 Closing date for applications: Friday 22nd May 2026. 

 We reserve the right to close the application process early if suitable candidates apply.   

St Mary’s and St John’s CE School is committed to the highest standards of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. 

The school embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. We wish to further develop a diverse community and encourage applications from all sections of society.