Foundation Learning Coordinator/Lead HLTA for Transition

 Commencing September 2026

One year fixed-term appointment (role will be reviewed)

32.5 hrs per week (term-time only) Grade 6 NJC points 19 – 20 £32,061 - £32,597 pro-rata

We are looking for a supportive and committed individual to lead a bespoke Key Stage 3 provision. The role focuses on helping students with literacy, numeracy, or social emotional needs make a confident transition from primary to secondary, building the foundations they need to thrive in the mainstream curriculum.

Keswick School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and all staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and all appropriate pre-employment checks, including online and social media screening.

A small proportion of teaching hours in addition to this role may be available for suitably qualified candidates and can be discussed at interview.

Further details and application forms are available from the HR Officer, Andrew Young via email:  [email protected] or from the School’s website https://www.keswick.cumbria.sch.uk/our-school/vacancies

Closing date for receipt of applications: 10am, Friday 20th March 2026

Job Title: Teacher of Science  

Start Date: September 2026  
Contract type: Permanent, full-time  

Are you a Newly Qualified Teacher looking for your first teaching post or an established teacher looking for a new challenge? Our award-winning team seek to appoint an enthusiastic, committed and inspirational specialist Teacher of Science. The suitable candidate will have a good track record of excellent classroom practice and sustained experience in achieving positive outcomes and exceptional progress for students.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to teach GCSE Combined Science: Synergy, Level 3.  Applied Science and also cross-curricular support for some elements of the T Level provision.    At Energy Coast UTC our intent is to deliver academic excellence alongside a world class technical and skills based practical education, ensuring our students also excel in employability skills and work directly with employers on a range of projects.

Our 14-19 college, located on the edge of the Lake District National Park in an area of outstanding natural beauty, is a thriving educational setting which has nurtured partnerships between industry and education. We prepare students to meet the demand for highly skilled engineers and civil engineers in Cumbria and the world.  

Our industry partners who work on a range of projects alongside our students include the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, Sellafield Ltd, Morgan Sindall, the University of Cumbria, McMenon and the Royal Navy.  

We take staff and student wellbeing seriously and have invested time and money in ensuring that all members of our school feel supported and happy. “Leaders are mindful of staff’s workload. Staff enjoy working at the school and appreciate the training available to them.” (Ofsted, 2023).

As well as the opportunity to work at a recently awarded Ofsted Good School, we offer: 
• Professional development support and an extensive CPD programme 
• Early finish to the school timetable on Fridays 
• A paid personal day off each year.  
• A well-developed programme for ECTs to fully support you in your first years of teaching 
• Wellbeing App

If you believe that this is an environment where you can thrive, develop and substantially contribute to an exciting and expanding future with Energy Coast UTC then please visit our website for more information www.energycoastutc.co.uk.

How to Apply

For an informal discussion, to arrange a visit to look around the UTC or for an application pack please contact Enquiries on 01900 606446 or by email [email protected].  

The closing date for this post is 09:00am Monday 13th April 2026. Your completed application form and supporting information should be returned via email to the email address above and not directly to the school.  

Job Description 

Hours Of work -  A minimum of 38 hours per week

Introduction 
The Energy Coast UTC, a college for 14-19 year olds, directly engages with local employers to provide exciting and relevant curriculum and enrichment opportunities for all students. This is a rare opportunity to work in an outstanding school, located on the edge of the Lake District National Park in an area of outstanding natural beauty.

Overall Purpose Of Job 
To be an outstanding teacher and tutor who challenges and supports all your students to do their best and achieve their potential by:

•    Inspiring trust and confidence in your students and colleagues.
•    Building team commitment amongst your students and colleagues.
•    Engaging and motivating students.
•    Developing and delivering exciting and engaging projects which reflect the best modern engineering practices.
•    Taking positive action to improve the quality of your students’ learning.
•    Ensuring good student outcomes.

Duties And Responsibilities 
•    As a subject teacher, maintain a thorough and up-to-date knowledge of the teaching of your subject and take account of wider curriculum developments, which are relevant to your work.
•    Teach students according to their particular needs, including the planning, differentiation, preparation and assessment of work in line with the policies of the UTC. 
•    Assist in the smooth delivery of your subject area at the UTC as directed by the Head of Department.
•    Implement and maintain good classroom management and follow UTC policies for behaviour management.
•    Plan lessons and sequences of lessons to meet students’ individual learning needs.
•    Use a range of appropriate strategies and follow UTC policies for tutoring, teaching and behaviour management.
•    Assess, monitor and record the progress of students in your teaching and tutorial groups; give them constructive feedback, targets and advice; and report their progress to, and discuss their progress with, their parents/carers.    
•    Ensure that, as a result of your teaching, your students achieve well relative to their prior attainment, making progress as good as or better than similar students nationally.
•    Within the framework of the UTC’s Performance Management and CPD policies, take responsibility for your own professional development and use the outcomes to improve your tutoring and teaching and your students’ learning.
•    Make an active contribution to the policies, aspirations and plans of your year, your curriculum/student performance team and the UTC.
•    Lead a subject specific enrichment activity which will be timetabled in to the curriculum.
•    Contribute to extra-curricular activities. 
•    As a form tutor provide pastoral support for a group of students.

Other Specific Duties 
•    Continue personal professional development as required.  
•    Understand the implications of the Freedom of Information Act and the Data Protection Act and other legislation to ensure confidentiality of records and information is maintained.
•    Attend staff and other meetings and participate in staff training and development events as required.  
•    Actively engage in the performance review process.  
•    Adhere to the UTC’s policies and procedures with particular reference to Child Protection, Equal Opportunities and Health and Safety.  
•    Lead by example and set a professional tone for behaviour, both as a role model and by supporting the culture of mutual respect between students and colleagues.  
•    Understand the safeguarding requirements of the UTC and ensure compliance with the policy.  

The person undertaking this role is expected to work within the policies, ethos and aims of the UTC, to carry out such other duties as may reasonably be assigned by the Principal, and to play a full part in the life of the UTC supporting its distinctive mission and encouraging staff and students to do the same.

How to Apply
For an informal discussion, to arrange a visit to look around the UTC or for an application pack please contact the school on 01900 606446 or by email – [email protected]  

The closing date for this post is 09:00am on Monday 13th April 2026. Your completed application form and supporting information should be returned via email to the email address above.

Job Title: Teacher of English   

Start Date: September 2026 
Contract Type: Permanent, full-time

Are you a Newly Qualified Teacher looking for your first teaching post or an established teacher looking for a new challenge? Our award-winning team seek to appoint an enthusiastic, committed and inspirational specialist Teacher of English.

The suitable candidate will have a good track record of excellent classroom practice and sustained experience in achieving positive outcomes and exceptional progress for students.  The successful candidate will have the opportunity to teach the Edexcel GCSE specification across the differing ability KS4 classes.  

At Energy Coast UTC our intent is to deliver academic excellence alongside a world class technical and skills based practical education, ensuring our students also excel in employability skills and work directly with employers on a range of projects. Our 14-19 college, located on the edge of the Lake District National Park in an area of outstanding natural beauty, is a thriving educational setting which has nurtured partnerships between industry and education. We prepare students to meet the demand for highly skilled engineers and civil engineers in Cumbria and the world.  

We take staff and student wellbeing seriously and have invested time and money in ensuring that all members of our school feel supported and happy. “Leaders are mindful of staff’s workload. Staff enjoy working at the school and appreciate the training available to them.” (Ofsted, 2023).

As well as the opportunity to work at a recently awarded Ofsted Good School, we offer: 
• Professional development support and an extensive CPD programme 
• Early finish to the school timetable on Fridays 
• A paid personal day off each year.  
• A well-developed programme for ECTs and NQTs to fully support you in your first years of teaching 
• Free use of onsite fitness suite, state of the art workshops and many other benefits.   
• Wellbeing App

If you believe that this is an environment where you can thrive, develop and substantially contribute to an exciting and expanding future with Energy Coast UTC then please visit our website for more information www.energycoastutc.co.uk.

How to Apply 
For an informal discussion, to arrange a visit to look around the UTC or for an application pack please contact us on 01900 606446 or by email – [email protected].  

The closing date for this post is 09:00am on Monday 13th April 2026. Your completed application form and supporting information should be returned via email to the email address above and not directly to the school.  

Hours Of Work - A minimum of 38 hours per week

Introduction 
The Energy Coast UTC, a college for 14-19 year olds, directly engages with local employers to provide exciting and relevant curriculum and enrichment opportunities for all students. This is a rare opportunity to work in an outstanding school, located on the edge of the Lake District National Park in an area of outstanding natural beauty.

Overall Purpose Of Job 
To be an outstanding teacher and tutor who challenges and supports all your students to do their best and achieve their potential by:

•    Inspiring trust and confidence in your students and colleagues.
•    Building team commitment amongst your students and colleagues.
•    Engaging and motivating students.
•    Developing and delivering exciting and engaging projects which reflect the best modern engineering practices.
•    Taking positive action to improve the quality of your students’ learning.
•    Ensuring good student outcomes.

Duties And Responsibilities 
•    As a subject teacher, maintain a thorough and up-to-date knowledge of the teaching of your subject and take account of wider curriculum developments, which are relevant to your work.
•    Teach students according to their particular needs, including the planning, differentiation, preparation and assessment of work in line with the policies of the UTC. 
•    Assist in the smooth delivery of your subject area at the UTC as directed by the Head of Department.
•    Implement and maintain good classroom management and follow UTC policies for behaviour management.
•    Plan lessons and sequences of lessons to meet students’ individual learning needs.
•    Use a range of appropriate strategies and follow UTC policies for tutoring, teaching and behaviour management.
•    Assess, monitor and record the progress of students in your teaching and tutorial groups; give them constructive feedback, targets and advice; and report their progress to, and discuss their progress with, their parents/carers.    
•    Ensure that, as a result of your teaching, your students achieve well relative to their prior attainment, making progress as good as or better than similar students nationally.
•    Within the framework of the UTC’s Performance Management and CPD policies, take responsibility for your own professional development and use the outcomes to improve your tutoring and teaching and your students’ learning.
•    Make an active contribution to the policies, aspirations and plans of your year, your curriculum/student performance team and the UTC.
•    Lead a subject specific enrichment activity which will be timetabled in to the curriculum.
•    Contribute to extra-curricular activities. 
•    As a form tutor provide pastoral support for a group of students.

Other Specific Duties 
•    Continue personal professional development as required.  
•    Understand the implications of the Freedom of Information Act and the Data Protection Act and other legislation to ensure confidentiality of records and information is maintained.
•    Attend staff and other meetings and participate in staff training and development events as required.  
•    Actively engage in the performance review process.  
•    Adhere to the UTC’s policies and procedures with particular reference to Child Protection, Equal Opportunities and Health and Safety.  
•    Lead by example and set a professional tone for behaviour, both as a role model and by supporting the culture of mutual respect between students and colleagues.  
•    Understand the safeguarding requirements of the UTC and ensure compliance with the policy.  

The person undertaking this role is expected to work within the policies, ethos and aims of the UTC, to carry out such other duties as may reasonably be assigned by the Principal, and to play a full part in the life of the UTC supporting its distinctive mission and encouraging staff and students to do the same.

How to Apply
For an informal discussion, to arrange a visit to look around the UTC or for an application pack please contact the school on 01900 606446 or by email – [email protected]  

The closing date for this post is 09:00am on Monday 13th April 2026. Your completed application form and supporting information should be returned via email to the email address above.

Job Title: Teacher of Maths 

Start Date: September 2026

Contract type: Permanent, full-time or part-time available

Are you a Newly Qualified Teacher looking for your first teaching post or an established teacher looking for a new challenge? Our award-winning team seek to appoint an enthusiastic, committed and inspirational specialist Teacher of Maths. The suitable candidate will have a good track record of excellent classroom practice and sustained experience in achieving positive outcomes and exceptional progress for students. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to teach GCSE Maths and resit maths, as well as cross-curricular support for some elements of the T Level provision.

At Energy Coast UTC our intent is to deliver academic excellence alongside a world class technical and skills based practical education, ensuring our students also excel in employability skills and work directly with employers on a range of projects. Our 14-19 college, located on the edge of the Lake District National Park in an area of outstanding natural beauty, is a thriving educational setting which has nurtured partnerships between industry and education. We prepare students to meet the demand for highly skilled engineers and civil engineers in Cumbria and the world.

Our industry partners who work on a range of projects alongside our students include the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, Sellafield Ltd, Morgan Sindall, the University of Cumbria, McMenon and the Royal Navy.

We take staff and student wellbeing seriously and have invested time and money in ensuring that all members of our school feel supported and happy. “Leaders are mindful of staff’s workload. Staff enjoy working at the school and appreciate the training available to them.” (Ofsted, 2023).

As well as the opportunity to work at a recently awarded Ofsted Good School, we offer:
•    Professional development support and an extensive CPD programme
•    Early finish to the school timetable on Fridays
•    A paid personal day off each year. 
•    A well-developed programme for ECTs to fully support you in your first years of teaching

If you believe that this is an environment where you can thrive, develop and substantially contribute to an exciting and expanding future with Energy Coast UTC then please visit our website for more information www.energycoastutc.co.uk.

Hours Of Work - A minimum of 38 hours per week

National Teacher Pay Scale

Responsible To Head of Department  

Introduction 
The Energy Coast UTC, a college for 14-19 year olds, directly engages with local employers to provide exciting and relevant curriculum and enrichment opportunities for all students. This is a rare opportunity to work in an outstanding school, located on the edge of the Lake District National Park in an area of outstanding natural beauty.

Overall Purpose Of Job 
To be an outstanding teacher and tutor who challenges and supports all your students to do their best and achieve their potential by:

•    Inspiring trust and confidence in your students and colleagues.
•    Building team commitment amongst your students and colleagues.
•    Engaging and motivating students.
•    Developing and delivering exciting and engaging projects which reflect the best modern engineering practices.
•    Taking positive action to improve the quality of your students’ learning.
•    Ensuring good student outcomes.

Duties And Responsibilities 
•    As a subject teacher, maintain a thorough and up-to-date knowledge of the teaching of your subject and take account of wider curriculum developments, which are relevant to your work.
•    Teach students according to their particular needs, including the planning, differentiation, preparation and assessment of work in line with the policies of the UTC. 
•    Assist in the smooth delivery of your subject area at the UTC as directed by the Head of Department.
•    Implement and maintain good classroom management and follow UTC policies for behaviour management.
•    Plan lessons and sequences of lessons to meet students’ individual learning needs.
•    Use a range of appropriate strategies and follow UTC policies for tutoring, teaching and behaviour management.
•    Assess, monitor and record the progress of students in your teaching and tutorial groups; give them constructive feedback, targets and advice; and report their progress to, and discuss their progress with, their parents/carers.    
•    Ensure that, as a result of your teaching, your students achieve well relative to their prior attainment, making progress as good as or better than similar students nationally.
•    Within the framework of the UTC’s Performance Management and CPD policies, take responsibility for your own professional development and use the outcomes to improve your tutoring and teaching and your students’ learning.
•    Make an active contribution to the policies, aspirations and plans of your year, your curriculum/student performance team and the UTC.
•    Lead a subject specific enrichment activity which will be timetabled in to the curriculum.
•    Contribute to extra-curricular activities. 
•    As a form tutor provide pastoral support for a group of students.

Other Specific Duties 
•    Continue personal professional development as required.  
•    Understand the implications of the Freedom of Information Act and the Data Protection Act and other legislation to ensure confidentiality of records and information is maintained.
•    Attend staff and other meetings and participate in staff training and development events as required.  
•    Actively engage in the performance review process.  
•    Adhere to the UTC’s policies and procedures with particular reference to Child Protection, Equal Opportunities and Health and Safety.  
•    Lead by example and set a professional tone for behaviour, both as a role model and by supporting the culture of mutual respect between students and colleagues.  
•    Understand the safeguarding requirements of the UTC and ensure compliance with the policy.  

The person undertaking this role is expected to work within the policies, ethos and aims of the UTC, to carry out such other duties as may reasonably be assigned by the Principal, and to play a full part in the life of the UTC supporting its distinctive mission and encouraging staff and students to do the same.

How to Apply
For an informal discussion, to arrange a visit to look around the UTC or for an application pack please contact the school on 01900 606446 or by email – [email protected]  

The closing date for this post is 09:00am on Monday 13th April 2026. Your completed application form and supporting information should be returned via email to the email address above.

Senior Teaching Assistant

Fixed Term, Part Time

30 hours per week, Monday to Friday 8.30am – 3.30pm, Term Time Only

Salary: Grade 7 £28,598-£29,540 per annum, pro rata

 The Governors at Thursby Primary School are looking to appoint a dedicated and enthusiastic Senior Teaching Assistant (Level 3) to join our friendly and caring school community. The successful candidate will work within our Key Stage 1 class, helping to support pupils’ learning and wellbeing in a positive and nurturing environment.

This position is a fixed term post from Monday 1st June 2026 until Friday 28th May 2027. This post is fixed term due to maternity cover.

We are looking for a highly motivated STA with experience of working in KS1 who is; 
•    Positive and enthusiastic
•    Self-motivated and reliable
•    Caring, nurturing, patient and have high expectations of themselves and others
•    Able to effortlessly build rapport with children
•    Knowledgeable about the KS1 curriculum 
•    Able to demonstrate excellent literacy and numeracy skills
•    Able to promote an inclusive whole school ethos
•    Able to work closely with experienced teachers to promote pupil progress

Thursby Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Therefore, an enhanced DBS check including the barred list will be required for the successful candidate and other procedures and checks will be followed as laid out in our Safer Recruitment Policy.

Application packs and further information are available via our school website https://www.thursby.cumbria.sch.uk/vacancies-1

Please email any enquires to [email protected] 

Closing date is Monday 13th April at 9am
Short listing of candidates will take place on Monday 13th April
Interviews will take place on Wednesday 22nd April

Teaching Vacancies (2 positions)
 

The Governors and Headteacher of St Herbert’s CE Primary and Nursery School are looking to appoint two class teachers, to join our friendly, supportive and hard-working school team.

Vacancy 1 - Key Stage 2 Class Teacher (0.8fte) – permanent role to start ideally from 1st June 2026, but a later start date could be arranged (no later than 1st September 2026).  This role could be undertaken by 2 teachers working 0.4fte each.

Vacancy 2 - Full-time, Key Stage 1 Class Teacher - fixed-term from 1st September 2026 to 31st August 2028, due to reducing pupil numbers.

We would like to hear from you if you:
•    Are a motivated and enthusiastic class teacher who wants to make a difference to the lives of our children
•    See each child as an individual and are able to develop their strengths, both academically and socially
•    Are an effective practitioner with high expectations of yourself and others
•    Have a commitment to achieving the best outcomes for all pupils
•    Have a caring and approachable manner
•    Possess excellent organisation and communication skills and have the ability to be flexible and work within a caring team

In return, we can offer:
•    A positive, warm and welcoming work environment in a school where we ‘learn to love as we love to learn’
•    An opportunity to be part of an experienced, effective team
•    A supportive Head Teacher and Governing Body
•    Fantastic children, who enjoy learning and achieving
•    Opportunities for continuing professional development

Application forms and job description/person specification are available from the school website - https://www.stherberts.cumbria.sch.uk/ or by contacting the school office by email to [email protected].

A visit to the school prior to applying is warmly welcomed - please contact the school office to book a visit at 4:30pm on either 23rd March or 13th April.

Closing date for applications: 14th April 2026
Interviews to take place: 22nd April 2026

This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure for Regulated Activity and will require the completion of a criminal history/suitability self-disclosure form prior to interview. Satisfactory references, pre-employment ID verification, medical checks and right to work checks will also be required before any offer is finalised.

St Herbert’s CE Primary and Nursery 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.  St Herbert’s CE Primary and Nursery School is an equal opportunities employer.