Cover Supervisor (Mid-Level) vs Higher Level Teaching Assistant (Mid-Level)

Cover Supervisor (Mid-Level): The cover supervisor's core work -- being a human adult physically present in a classroom of children, managing behaviour, and ensuring pupils stay on task -- is irreducibly physical and interpersonal. AI transforms the administrative layer (15% of work) and augments activity supervision, but cannot stand in a secondary school classroom, de-escalate a confrontation between Year 9 pupils, or maintain order while 30 teenagers work through pre-set worksheets. 45% of work is entirely beyond AI reach. Safe for 5+ years.

Higher Level Teaching Assistant (Mid-Level): The HLTA's core work -- managing behaviour, supporting SEN pupils, delivering planned lessons to whole classes, and providing one-to-one pastoral care to children with additional needs -- is irreducibly physical and interpersonal. AI is transforming lesson preparation and administrative tasks (20% of work), but cannot supervise a classroom of children, de-escalate a distressed pupil, or adapt in-the-moment to a child's learning needs. 55% of work is entirely beyond AI reach. Safe for 7+ years.