Same-day cover
For academies

Tell us about today’s absent teacher.
A vetted cover before the next bell.

When a regular teacher calls in sick, BellCover dispatches a vetted, TEFL-qualified instructor to keep your classrooms running that same morning. No academic-coordinator scramble. No quietly cancelled classes.

Average confirmation: 90 minBackground-checked teachersValencia · Spain
Today · Live dispatch08:42 · confirmed

Cover confirmed

Lesson runs at 09:00 as planned

TeacherMs. Adeyemi · TEFL · 6 yrs
GroupAdults · B1 · grupo de tarde
CurriculumForwarded by academy
Three steps from ringing in sick to ringing the bell

How it works — in 3 steps.

The whole exchange fits inside one morning — your coordinator trades a two-line email for a confirmed cover profile in their inbox.

01

Your teacher calls in sick or drops out

We just need a short message — the academy, the time, the room, the group (niños, adolescentes, adultos), and the CEFR level. No multi-step intake form. Most mornings the whole note is two lines long.

02

Tap once — we match a vetted cover

Our dispatcher pulls from a Spain-based network of background-checked, TEFL-qualified teachers filtered to your curriculum, age group, and topic. Confirmation lands in your inbox before the morning class list is finalised.

03

A qualified instructor walks in at the bell

Your lesson plans run as written. Parents and students see no change — and your academic coordinator keeps the morning free to run the centre, not the classroom.

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12 Valencia academies requested cover this week. 96% confirmed before the morning class began.

Built on a same-day cover model · now serving Spanish English-language academies.
The cover process

Four steps from ringing in sick to ringing the bell.

BellCover turns unplanned teacher absences from a costly disruption into a routine operational event. The whole exchange fits inside one morning.

  1. Your teacher calls in sick

    The academy messages or emails BellCover as soon as the absence is known. No long intake form — name, time, room, group, and CEFR level (A2–C1).

  2. We match a cover in minutes

    Our dispatcher pulls from a curated, Spain-based network of background-checked, TEFL-qualified instructors filtered by the academy's age group (niños, adolescentes, adultos), CEFR level, and teaching style.

  3. A confirmation lands in your inbox

    You receive the cover teacher's name, profile summary, and arrival time. Lesson plans can be forwarded to them directly — they will run them as written.

  4. The bell rings, the class runs

    A real instructor walks in. Parents and students see no change; your academic coordinator gets the morning back to run the centre, not the classroom.

Standards & vetting

The teacher at your door is the teacher we’d send ours.

Every cover teacher in the BellCover network has been through the same gate. We apply what an academic coordinator would want to check before they walk into a classroom with someone else’s students.

Qualification

A recognised TEFL or CELTA certificate at 120 hours or more, plus observed teaching in a private academy setting.

Background

A current background check for Spain (certificado de antecedentes penales) — or the local equivalent for cross-border placements.

References

At least one placement reference, taken directly, before the teacher enters the dispatch pool.

Continuity

Once an academy works with a teacher they like, we route future covers back to that teacher first.

Pricing for academies

Pay per cover, or join the membership.

Submit a request and get a per-cover rate quoted upfront. Or unlock a discounted member rate with the €80/month Academy Membership. The full comparison and FAQ live on the pricing page.

Standard
Pay as you go

€130–150 per confirmed cover

No subscription, no portal login. Submit a cover request and we will quote your per-cover rate inside the reply — before the booking is confirmed.

  • Vetted, DBS-checked TEFL teachers
  • Confirmation inside 90 minutes
  • Lesson plans run as written
  • Quoted upfront — no surprise add-ons
Membership
Most popular

€80

per month · cancel any time

Billed €80/month, with every confirmed cover charged at the discounted member rate. Cancel any month.

  • Discounted per-cover member rate on the €80/month plan
  • Same 90-minute confirmation window
  • Priority dispatch for peak-term mornings
  • One point of contact across the whole school year
Questions

What academies ask before their first booking.

Still unsure? Read the full FAQ or request a cover and we will reply in minutes.

A predictable, recurring spend — not a heroic save.

Many academies set BellCover as their named cover line, ready for every unplanned absence across the term. One inbox, one dispatcher, one teacher at your door.

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Next bell

Tell us about today’s absent teacher.

Send us the group, the time, and the level. We will reply with a confirmed cover profile before the morning is out.

A standing arrangement

No subscription, no portal login required — the standard track is pay-as-you-go. The €80/month Academy Membership is the optional one-step upgrade for academies who want the discounted per-cover rate on top.

  • Standard — €130–150 per confirmed cover
  • Membership — €80/month + discounted member rate