Teacher

Full-time Temporary Teacher (Maternity Cover)

The Head Teacher and Governing Body of Raughton Head CE School and Nursery wish to appoint an enthusiastic, well organised and highly motivated teacher to join our friendly hard-working team from September 2025 for one year or longer, dependent on the current postholder.

The successful candidate will have responsibility for a mixed year classroom comprising of no more than 20 children and will have had experience of teaching across KS1 and KS2.

We are looking for a candidate who is:

Motivated and enthusiastic about teaching

An excellent classroom practitioner

Able to work well in a small hardworking team

Keen to participate in wider school responsibilities; valuing relationships with parents, pupils, staff, governors and the wider community

Passionate about making learning a challenging and enjoyable experience

With support, willing to lead the school in a curriculum area, preferably Mathematics.

In return we can offer you:

A warm, welcoming, inclusive school where everyone learns together in a caring, Christian community

Fantastic children who enjoy learning and supporting each other in all aspects of school life

An opportunity to be part of a strong and welcoming team who are always there for each other with a combined commitment to achieve the best for all

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our young people. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a criminal record and other sanctions self-disclosure form to provide details of all unspent convictions and those that would not be filtered or protected, prohibitions and disqualifications, to be returned to the school prior to the date of the interview.  You may be asked for further information about your criminal history during the recruitment process.  If your application is successful, this criminal record self-disclosure information will be checked against information from the Disclosure & Barring Service before your appointment is confirmed.  

In addition to the above, as part of our due diligence checks, the school reserves the right to carry out an online search on shortlisted candidates.  This will only include a search for information which is publicly available online.

Please note it is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

Visits to the school are encouraged; ideally during the afternoons of 6th, 10th, 16th, 17th June. Please ring to make an appointment.

Application packs can be obtained via the school office on: admin@raughtonhead.cumbria.sch.uk

Please complete and return a job application form to: headteacher@raughtonhead.cumbria.sch.uk

Closing dates for applications – Friday 27th June 2025, 12pm
Interview Date – Friday 11th July 2025