The Children, staff and governors of Lowca Community School are seeking to appoint a committed, inspirational full time  teacher to join our wonderful, dedicated team from September 2026.  The post will be fixed term / temporary  initially until 31st August 2027 due to budget constraints and fluctuating pupil numbers.

MPR depending on relevant experience

The person appointed may also be able to take on the responsibility of leading a subject, mentoring Teacher Apprentices, or developing a key stage unit with the support of the Senior Leadership Team.

We are looking for someone who has:
•    Excellent classroom organisation and behaviour management skills;
•    High expectations of all pupils and is committed to creating a stimulating classroom environment;
•    The ability to enthuse all children to learn and understands what is required to secure outstanding progress;
•    A passion for education and is able to demonstrate consistently good and outstanding classroom practice;
•    Excellent communication skills at all levels (and is able to deploy support staff effectively);
•    The ability to inspire, motivate and work effectively in a team;
•    Great creativity and knows how to support children to become independent, persevere with challenges and present their work to a high standard;
•    A belief in the development of the whole child;
•    The ability to support children of all abilities, through inclusive practice, with high level of SEND knowledge and training.

We can offer you:
•    Friendly, enthusiastic pupils who love coming to school
•    A genuine commitment to your continued professional development,
•    An inclusive working atmosphere with a team of hardworking, dedicated and friendly staff where everyone is valued,
•    A school that ensures that the safeguarding of pupils is its top priority
•    A high level of support from staff and governors

Lowca Community School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and well-being of its pupils, engages with young people and staff in policy and practice developments, proactively encourages feedback and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  The successful candidate will be required to undertake pre-employment checks which will include references, Right to Work in the UK and enhanced DBS check for regulated activity (to include a children’s barred list check)

The job description and personal specification is available on our school website www.lowca.cumbria.sch.uk and visits to the school would be welcomed. Completed application forms should be returned to [email protected]

Closing date: Midday 14th May 2026
Interview dates: Wednesday 20th May 2026
 

Teacher – 0.88 (Permanent)

From September 2026

This is a rare opportunity to join our long-established and friendly team as a teacher prepared to teach any age across the 3-11 age range, 4 days a week.

Applicants must be effective team players, meet the DFE Teachers’ Standards, be flexible and highly effective teachers, demonstrating a strong commitment to their own continuing professional development.

Experience of teaching multiple year groups, including Nursery is desirable.

Robert Ferguson School is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidates will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure via the Disclosure Bureau (DBS) and references will be taken from previous employers prior to starting in post.

Enquiries or to arrange a visit - contact Mr. Graham Frost, Headteacher, [email protected]

Notes on Applying

• An accompanying letter is required.
• Applicants should also complete the application form which can be downloaded from our website.
• To be short-listed:
•    through your application form you should concisely indicate how you meet the person specification (we recommend the use of bullet points, here);
•    through your letter of application you should help us gain an impression of what is distinctive about you as a teacher and a person.
• Please provide a paper copy of your application. Applications sent by email will only be accepted in exceptional circumstances, by arrangement.
• Completed applications should be returned to the school office no later than the closing date. If you intend to deliver your application by hand, please note that the school does not have a letter box.
• Late applications will not be considered.

Details about the position and how to apply can be downloaded from our website - www.rferguson.org

Closing Date - Wednesday 13th May 2026 12:00 noon
 

Associate Assistant Head - Coaching and Professional Development 
Mayfield Special Needs School 
Full-Time:  Permanent

Competitive Salary: Leadership Pay Range   £57,137 to £63,070 Pro Rata 1.0 FTE 
(L5plus Depending on experience) Please note there is also a teaching responsibility with this role.

Start Date:  01 September 2026

We are a dedicated and inclusive special educational needs school committed to providing outstanding education and care for pupils with a diverse range of needs. Our nurturing environment, skilled staff team, and strong community ethos enables every learner to thrive, achieve, and develop independence.

We are seeking an inspirational and experienced leader to join our senior leadership team as an Associate Assistant Headteacher. This is a key role supporting the strategic direction of the school while ensuring the highest standards of teaching, learning, and pastoral care for our pupils.

The successful candidate will work closely with the Headteacher and senior leaders to drive school improvement, champion inclusive practice, and support staff development across the school.

Key Responsibilities:
•    Lead and embed a coaching culture that strengthens teaching quality and accelerates staff growth at every career stage.
•    Design, deliver and evaluate a coherent, evidence informed Professional Development (PD) programme aligned to school priorities.
•    Improve classroom practice through high impact coaching, instructional feedback, and precise development pathways (ECT, ITT, Early Career, developing and expert teachers, and support staff).
•    Assure the quality of CPD and its impact on pupil progress, inclusion and wellbeing.
•    Establish and quality assure coaching cycles (diagnose → model → deliberate practice → in class feedback → review).
•    Provide instructional coaching and/or mentoring for identified staff (ECTs, new staff, colleagues requiring support, aspiring leaders).
•    Curate and deliver evidence informed CPD – relevant and appropriate for our context
•    Commission external expertise as appropriate.
•    Ensure CPD is accessible and inclusive.
•    Define impact measures 
•    Report regularly to SLT/Governors on implementation, participation, and outcomes; refine provision in response to evidence.
•    Lead/coordinate teaching & learning reviews, peer observations, and moderation linked to PD priorities.
•    Line manage designated staff (e.g., mentors/ECTs/cover HLTA), setting clear objectives and providing supportive challenge.
•    Oversee ECT/ITT: induction quality, mentor training, fidelity to statutory requirements, and timely assessment points.
•    Manage and support with progression and support succession planning.
•    Maintain robust CPD systems 
•    Ensure safeguarding, health & safety, data protection
•    Champion a learning culture: psychological safety, collaboration, reflective practice, and professional curiosity.
•    Work with curriculum leads, curriculum block groups, SENCO, behaviour leads and senior leaders to align PD with curriculum, SEND provision, behaviour and wellbeing.
•    Build partnerships with and external providers; share and import best practice.

We Are Looking For Someone Who: 
•    Holds Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) 
•    Has leadership experience
•    Is passionate about education 
•    Has experience working within a special school or specialist provision 
•    Has strong knowledge of the SEND Code of Practice 
•    Has excellent communication and organisational skills 
•    Is passionate about inclusion and improving outcomes for vulnerable learners

Please note the job description is not necessarily a comprehensive definition of the post. It will be reviewed annually 

Safeguarding
Mayfield Special School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All staff are expected to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and appropriate pre-employment checks.

For a tour of the school or to ask for further information please contact the school on: 01946 691253

For an application pack please visit our website www.mayfield.cumbria.sch.uk   
Alternatively, please contact school: [email protected]

Closing Date: 12 noon, Monday 18th May, 2026
Shortlisting:  Monday 18th May 2026
Interview Date: Friday 22nd May, 2026
 

Associate Assistant Head – Assessment & Data 

Full-Time:  Permanent

Leadership Pay Range  £57,137 to  £63,070 Pro Rata 1.0 FTE 
(L5plus Depending on experience) Please note there is also a teaching responsibility with this role.

Start Date:  1st September 2026

We are a dedicated and inclusive special educational needs school committed to providing outstanding education and care for pupils with a diverse range of needs. Our nurturing environment, skilled staff team, and strong community ethos enables every learner to thrive, achieve, and develop independence.

We are seeking an inspirational and experienced leader to join our senior leadership team as an Associate Assistant Headteacher. This is a key role supporting the strategic direction of the school while ensuring the highest standards of teaching, learning, and pastoral care for our pupils.

The successful candidate will work closely with the Headteacher and senior leaders to drive school improvement, champion inclusive practice, and support staff development across the school.

Key Responsibilities:
School wide assessment systems, data processes, quality assurance, statutory compliance, moderation, and supporting staff to use assessment effectively to improve outcomes

Role Purpose
•    Lead, refine and quality assure the school’s assessment systems to ensure they are robust, purposeful and aligned to the school curriculum.
•    Ensure assessment practice is accurate, consistent, and meaningful, supporting teachers to use assessment to improve teaching, inform planning and raise outcomes.
•    Maintain compliance with statutory assessment requirements, ensuring all deadlines, submissions and processes are met.
•    Lead whole school approaches to progress tracking, data analysis, target setting and moderation, ensuring that leaders and teachers have clear, timely information to drive improvement.
•    Ensure assessment supports the progress of all learners in all pathways (pre formal, informal, semi formal, formal).

•    Lead on the development, implementation and evaluation of the whole school assessment strategy, ensuring alignment with curriculum design and school improvement priorities.
•    Maintain up to date knowledge of best practice, qualifications, assessment frameworks and relevant guidance.
•    Ensure assessment systems support clear progression, equality of access and meaningful reporting to stakeholders.
•    Oversee whole school data collection cycles.
•    Produce clear, purposeful data reports for SLT, governors and external reviewers.
•    Analyse data to identify patterns, gaps and areas for intervention at whole school, phase and curriculum block level.
•    Support staff to understand and use data to refine teaching and intervention.
•    Lead robust moderation processes within school and across external networks to ensure accuracy, consistency and reliability of judgments.
•    Provide guidance, modelling and feedback to staff on assessment accuracy.
•    Ensure staff are using the school’s assessment frameworks, rubrics and tools correctly.
•    Deliver training and professional development on assessment for learning, progress measures, effective feedback and pathway specific assessment approaches.
•    Work with teachers to embed high-quality formative assessment practices that inform planning and improve classroom learning.
•    Provide individual and group support to staff who need help with assessment processes, accuracy or workload management.
•    Ensure the school meets all statutory responsibilities where relevant, including: 
•    EYFS Profile 
•    Phonics Screening (where applicable)
•    Multiplication Check (mainstream KS2)
•    End of Key Stage assessments (mainstream)
•    Required submissions for specialist pathways / local authority reporting
•    Liaise with exam officers, moderators, local authorities and external agencies as required.
•    Work closely with pathway leads, SENCO, pastoral leads and therapy teams to ensure assessment reflects pupils’ holistic needs.
•    Support leaders with evaluating progress within their areas.
•    Contribute to pupil progress meetings, identifying pupils at risk of underachievement and appropriate interventions.
•    Maintain efficient assessment systems (digital platforms, trackers, reporting tools).
•    Ensure data is stored and handled securely in line with GDPR.
•    Develop and refine user friendly tools that minimise workload while maximising insight.
•    Support staff with accessible and meaningful reporting to parents/carers.
•    Provide clear assessment information to governors, trust partners, Ofsted and external professionals.
•    Contribute to the development of pupil centred progress evidence. (e.g., communication milestones, engagement, independence skills).

We Are Looking For Someone Who: 
•    Holds Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) 
•    Has leadership experience
•    Is passionate about education 
•    Has experience working within a special school or specialist provision 
•    Has strong knowledge of the SEND Code of Practice 
•    Has excellent communication and organisational skills 
•    Is passionate about inclusion and improving outcomes for vulnerable learners

Please note the job description is not necessarily a comprehensive definition of the post. It will be reviewed annually

 Safeguarding
Mayfield Special School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All staff are expected to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and appropriate pre-employment checks.

For a tour of the school or to ask for further information please contact the school on: 01946 691253

For an application pack please visit our website www.mayfield.cumbria.sch.uk   
Alternatively, please contact school: [email protected]

Closing Date: 12 noon, Monday 18th May, 2026
Shortlisting:  Monday 18th May 2026
Interview Date: Friday 22nd May, 2026

 

Required from September 2026

We are seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated KS2 Class Teacher to join our welcoming Church of England primary school, where our Christian values shape everything we do. If you are passionate about nurturing children academically, spiritually and personally, you will find a strong sense of purpose and community here.

Salary: MPR pro rata, dependant on experience

You will lead a vibrant KS2 class, delivering engaging lessons that inspire curiosity and confidence. As part of our school family, you will help children grow in wisdom, compassion and resilience, guided by our core Christian values of respect, hope, friendship and forgiveness.

The successful candidate should be:
•    Builds strong, caring relationships with pupils, families and colleagues
•    Embraces and models our Christian ethos in daily school life
•    Brings creativity, warmth and high expectations to the classroom
•    Is committed to professional growth and reflective practice

We can offer:
•    Pupils who are enthusiastic, thoughtful and eager to learn
•    A supportive, faith-led school community
•    Strong leadership and pastoral support
•    Opportunities for continued professional development

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and can be arranged by contacting Teresa Calvert at [email protected]. If you have any questions or queries about the role, please contact Kate Holland, Headteacher, on 01228 590794

The Bishop Harvey Goodwin CE School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This post is subject to:
•    An enhanced DBS check
•    Satisfactory references
•    Verification of qualifications and right to work in the UK

Shortlisted candidates may be subject to an online search as part of our safer recruitment processes

Application packs are available from: Teresa Calvert, by telephone 01228 590794 or email to [email protected]

Completed application forms should be returned to Mrs Calvert at the school by 12pm on Wednesday 13th May 2026. Interviews will be held in the week beginning 18th May 2026.
 

Teacher of PE
(Maternity leave)
Temporary, full-time

Required from September 2026 until July 2027, an enthusiastic and energetic PE teacher. 

This post would suit newly-qualified (ECT’s) or more experienced practitioners (MPS) alike.

The Nelson Thomlinson School is a high performing secondary school on the fringe of the Lake District in Cumbria, serving the needs of the small town of Wigton and its surrounding catchment area. We have a strong, academic ethos whilst recognising the comprehensive nature of our intake and constantly strive for further improvement with our pupils’ interests lying at the heart of all we do. Ofsted’s most recent visit in October 2023 highlighted our strong traditions and a school where pupils (and staff) are proud to live out its values. 

The successful candidate will have expertise and enthusiasm in all activities, but hockey specialism would be particularly desirable, as well as the ability to deliver AQA GCSE PE. 

The PE department has a long and successful history of sporting excellence in a wide range of school sports. The successful candidate will be expected to play a full and active role in the continuation of this success as well as delivering the highest standards and outcomes in PE at KS3 and GCSE. 

A commitment to extra-curricular clubs and activities is essential.

Please download and complete an application form and submit it along with your covering letter of application to Mr DS Northwood, Headmaster, to [email protected]. 

Closing date: 1:00pm Friday 15 May 2026
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted: by 4.00pm Friday 15 May 2026
Interviews will be held: W/C 18 May 2026

NTS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure & Barring Service.

Teacher of ENGLISH
Full-time/Permanent
 

Required from September 2026 a teacher of English. Applications are welcomed from both well-qualified experienced teachers or ECTs.

The Nelson Thomlinson School is a high performing secondary school on the fringe of the Lake District in Cumbria, serving the needs of the small town of Wigton and its surrounding catchment area. We have a strong, academic ethos whilst recognising the comprehensive nature of our intake and constantly strive for further improvement with our pupils’ interests lying at the heart of all we do. Ofsted’s most recent visit in October 2023 highlighted our strong traditions and a school where pupils (and staff) are proud to live out its values.

We are looking for a highly talented and dedicated English teacher to join an experienced team, passionate about their subject. 

The successful candidate will teach all abilities across KS3 and KS4 and have the opportunity to teach KS5 if they have appropriate experience/qualifications. 

We will appoint someone who has strong team-work skills, who cares about the subject and who cares about teaching. The successful candidate will need to be reflective about their own skills, be prepared to learn and improve as a teacher, and be willing to share with and contribute to the work of the team. There will be plenty of scope to develop interests, enthusiasms and initiatives. Suitable for experienced teachers or ECTs.

Please download and complete an application form and submit it along with your covering letter of application to Mr DS Northwood, Headmaster, to [email protected]  

Closing date: Thursday 7th May 2026 at 1.30pm
Shortlisted candidates will be contacted on: Friday 8th May 2026
Interviews will be held: W/C 11th May 2026

NTS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure & Barring Service.

Teacher of RE

Required for September 2026 
Full time, permanent contract

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, inspirational and talented teacher to join our experienced team of specialist colleagues within the RE Department.  We want a person who is passionate about learning and teaching in their specialist field and who is willing to take part in developing the vision, commitment and determination to raise standards across all levels and abilities.  This post is suitable for an ECT or experienced teacher.

St Benedict’s School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its students.  All applicants are subject to the requirements of the Safeguarding Children and Safer Recruitment in Education guidelines.  This will include checks with past employers and the need for the successful applicant to hold or undergo a suitable enhanced DBS disclosure.  This is a full time permanent contract.

Please download further information and an application form from our website at  www.st-benedicts.cumbria.sch.uk

Applications are to be made by completed CES Application Form please to  Andrea Hartley, HR Manager, at [email protected]

Please email enquiries to Andrea Hartley, HR Manager, at  [email protected]

Closing date for applications: noon on Tuesday, 12th May 2026
Interviews will take place shortly thereafter 
We do reserve the right to interview and appoint a suitable candidate before the closing date