Music Technician 
Permanent appointment
(term-time only) 11 hrs per week 
Commencing September 2025

Join our vibrant music department and play a role in the preparation and upkeep of instruments and resources. You will be supporting both staff and pupils, helping to create an inspiring and well-organises learning environment.  

This is a fantastic opportunity for anyone with a passion for music, offering flexibility in working hours.
Keswick School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS clearance and appropriate pre-employment checks, including on-line and social media checks.

Further details and application forms are available from the HR Officer, Mr Andrew Young.  By e-mail:  andrewyoung@keswick.cumbria.sch.uk or from the School’s website  https://www.keswick.cumbria.sch.uk/our-school/vacancies

Closing date for receipt of applications: 11am Thursday 19th June 2025
 

After School Club Play Worker

Required from 1st September 2025

The Governing Body and Headteacher of St Herbert’s CE Primary and Nursery School are seeking to appoint a permanent Play Worker for the After School Club.

Hours of work will be 3-6pm on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, during school term-time (12 hours per week). 

PCD3  £24,309 (including UK Living Wage) - £24,404 per annum, pro rata
(£12.60 – £12.65 per hour) – pay award pending

We would like to hear from you if you:
•    have high expectations of yourself and others
•    are able to communicate with a range of individuals, e.g. parents/carers, children, school management;
•    are able to work constructively as part of a team, understanding roles and responsibilities and your own position within these
•    are willing to update knowledge and skills through further training, e.g. safeguarding, first aid, food hygiene.
A Level 3 QCF recognised qualification that is ‘full and relevant’ for the early years is desirable, but is not essential.
In return, we can offer:
•    A positive, warm and welcoming work environment in a school who ‘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

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 on 017687 73017 or via email to admin@stherberts.cumbria.sch.uk

Closing date for applications: 3pm on Monday 16th June 2025

Interviews to take place week commencing 23rd June 2025

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.

Class Teacher – Year 5

0.55FTE, Fixed Term Contract from September 2025 to August 2026
 

The Governors of All Saints’ CE Primary School wish to appoint an inspirational and enthusiastic Class Teacher, to join our dedicated staff in our inclusive and thriving school in the gem market town of Cockermouth, on the edge of the Lake District. The post is initially for a Fixed Term due to budget considerations.

Main Pay Range (M2-M6): £33,483 - £43,607 (Pro rata: £18,416 - £23,984)

 We are looking for an excellent practitioner who:

•    Forms positive relationships with children, colleagues, and parents
•    Works creatively to provide high quality learning opportunities for pupils
•    Maintains a caring, friendly, and supportive learning environment
•    Is flexible and committed to the varied life of the school.
•    Has completed their ECT period
•    Is committed to the safeguarding, development and well-being of the children
•    Is able to teach every afternoon and take a morning for Planning Time.

In return we can offer you:

•    An opportunity to work in close partnership with the Head Teacher, Governors and the Leadership Team of the school
•    Support and encouragement for your continued professional development
•    Enthusiastic and friendly children with committed staff, governors and parents

For further information, and to apply, please complete the application form only which can be downloaded from the school’s website https://www.allsaintscockermouth.org.uk/job-vacancies-at-the-school/    

Completed application forms should be returned to Mrs Nicola Smallwood, Head Teacher, via email to head@allsaints.cumbria.sch.uk  
Visits to the school are welcome.    Please call the school on 01900 823431 to request an appointment.

Safer Recruitment And Selection
The school pays full regard to the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’. The Governing Body will prevent people who pose a risk of harm from working with children by adhering to statutory responsibilities to carry out appropriate checks on staff or others who work unsupervised with children, taking proportionate decisions on whether to ask for any checks beyond what is required; and ensuring those without full checks are appropriately supervised. The Governing Body ensure that at least one person on any appointment panel has attended safer recruitment training. Any successful candidate will be appointed subject to Enhanced DBS and pre-employment checks, confirmation of appropriate qualifications and professional references.
Application details are available from the school website: www.allsaints.cumbria.sch.uk
Closing date for applications: 9am 23rd June 2025
Interview date: 26th June 2025
Visits to the school are welcomed and can be arranged by telephoning the school office on 01900 823431
Please return completed application forms to the Headteacher: head@allsaints.cumbria.sch.uk. 
 

Full Time Teacher

(Maternity Leave Cover)

Scotby CE School is seeking to appoint a passionate, committed and enthusiastic class teacher to join our hardworking, friendly and successful team to cover maternity leave.  This post will start on 1st September 2025 and it is anticipated to end on 1st March 2026.  
The successful applicant will be teaching within KS2.  

We are looking for:
•    Proven successful teaching and commitment to ensuring that every child secures good or better progress.
•    The ability to create an engaging learning environment which promotes inclusion.
•    High expectations
•    The ability to support, motivate and inspire children of all needs and abilities.
•    A teacher who develops excellent relationships with children, colleagues and parents.
•    Excellent behaviour management skills
•    Commitment to ensuring a safe environment for every child.
•    A willingness to uphold the values and ethos of our Church of England school.
•    A positive outlook and the desire to make a difference.
•    Commitment to the wider life of the school, including a willingness to support/lead extra-curricular activities.

An application pack is available on our school website www.scotby.cumbria.sch.uk within the About Us section.
Completed applications should be emailed to admin@scotby.cumbria.sch.uk by Friday 13th June at 1:00 pm.   We anticipate that interviews will take place the week beginning 16th June.

Scotby CE 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 appointed subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks including an enhanced disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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

Clerk to the Governors - Level 2   

Start Date:  September 2025

Work Base:  Distington, Workington:

10 hours per month , term-time only - Permanent

BS5 £25,183 per annum pro rata -  £13.05 per hour    

We are seeking to appoint a highly organised, efficient administrator with excellent communication skills to support our Management Committee.

The Clerk will have a knowledge of effective governance practice and will advise the Management Committee on all procedural and constitutional matters, manage memberships, administer meetings, and maintain appropriate records. 

There are 4 Management Committee and 9 Sub-committee meetings per year, which are scheduled each September for the year ahead.  Meetings are typically held in the late afternoon / early evening.  Other working hours are scheduled at the Clerk’s discretion.

In return for your hard work, commitment and dedication we can offer you:
•    Comprehensive training
•    Support from our Management Committee and our Senior Leadership Team
•    A competitive salary

For more information and to apply, please visit the schools’ web-site - www.westcumbrialearningcentre.co.uk

The school's ethos supports equality of opportunity for all.

West Cumbria Learning Centre 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.

All posts involving direct contact with children are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 and the successful applicant will be required to hold or undergo a suitable enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service disclosure.  However, amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 & 2020) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected'.  These are not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be considered.  Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

Short-listed candidates will be asked to complete a criminal record self-disclosure form to provide details of all unspent convictions and those that would not be filtered or protected, 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, the school reserves the right to carry out an online search on short-listed 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.

Closing Date:   5pm, 13th June 2025

Interview Dates:        w/c 23rd June 2025

From September 2025 – Permanent posts
Teaching Assistants – PCD5 + Allocation of 70 JWC’s.   Final Salary: £27,711 - £28,624 (pro-rata)  
32 ½ Hours weekly / over 39 weeks (i.e. Term Time + 1 week in service training).

The school is seeking to appoint a number of full time suitably qualified, enthusiastic and skilled teaching assistants to work with our amazing young people.  We are a special needs school with pupils with severe and complex learning difficulties. 

An opportunity is available to join our outstanding team.  Mayfield school is an amazing school with a creative and inspirational curriculum.  We provide amazing opportunities and experiences for our young people and it is a fantastic school be part of.

Mayfield offers many opportunities for continuing professional development. 

To apply, please complete the application form only which can be downloaded from the Mayfield School website.  www.mayfield.cumbria.sch.uk  CV’s WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED and return these to recruitment@mayfield.cumbria.sch.uk

Mayfield School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff to share this commitment.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; pre-employment checks will be carried out, references will be sought and successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and other relevant pre-employment checks; including health and identity.

Closing date – 12th June, 2025
Shortlisting 16th June, 2025
Interviews WC 16th June, 2025

Maternity Cover

Full-Time, Full Year (Fixed-Term Maternity Cover)

West Lakes Academy are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, conscientious and self-motivated person to join the Academy Support Team. This is a key role in providing a welcoming and safe environment for staff, students and visitors.

The successful candidate will:
•    Undertake reception duties, providing a professional and welcoming appearance to the academy for staff, students, visitors and members of the public.
•    Undertake a range of general administrative duties, including word processing, maintenance of spreadsheets, filing and distribution of incoming and outgoing mail.
•    Maintain appropriate manual and computerised records/management information systems.
•    Undertake a range of reprographics duties including, photocopying, laminating, binding etc.

The Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy should an effective number of applicants be received. Early applications are encouraged.

Changing Lives Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to screening including an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and also past employment checks. We are an equal opportunities employer. References and a Self-Disclosure Form will be sought prior to interview. In accordance with KCSIE 2023, online searches may be carried out as part of the recruitment process.

If you experience any issues whilst using MyNewTerm,  then please do not hesitate to contact a member of the HR Team via email, hr@changinglives.education or T: 01946 820 356.

The closing date for the role is 09.00 on Tuesday 03 June 2025.

Part-Time Wraparound Care Assistant [Temporary]

Required from:  1st September 2025 to 17th July 2026

Salary: Grade 3 Scale Point 3 - 4 – £ 24,027 to £24,404 (pro rata) (pay award pending)

Core hours: Minimum 15 hours per week, term time only 
•    7.30am to 8.45am – Mon, Tues, Weds, Thurs, Fri
•    3.00pm to 4.45pm – Mon, Tues, Weds, Thurs, Fri

The Learning for Life Trust is looking to appoint for Fairfield Primary School, a positive, enthusiastic well-motivated individual to join a strong team which provides the Wraparound care at our thriving after school club. The appointment will be a temporary post in response to an increasing number of children using the service; the position will be reviewed in light of Wraparound pupil numbers in July 2026. 

Level 3 qualification in childcare or education is desirable but not essential (as thorough training will be given) and ideally, candidates would have experience of working with children in the primary education phase. Candidates with Level 2 qualifications are welcome to apply.

We need someone who:
•    Has experience of working with young children, ideally in an Early Years setting.
•    Enjoys working with children and can form positive and supportive relationships with children and adults and parents.
•    Is committed to working in the outdoor classroom.
•    Can demonstrate positive and consistent behaviour management.
•    Can be flexible and is able to demonstrate the ability to work and contribute to working as part of a team.
•    Is reliable and has a good sickness and punctuality record.

The main responsibilities and personal duties are:
•    To prepare the room for the session.
•    To help create stimulating and exciting play opportunities for all pupils.
•    To prepare snacks.
•    To interact with all pupils.
•    To greet the pupils and settle them into the club.
•    To liaise with parents/guardians.
•    To liaise with other team members.
•    To ensure the setting is safe.
•    To ensure the setting is left in a clean and tidy state ready for the next session.

Applicants please call 01900 821133 and select the Key Stage 2 administrative office.  Application information is available via the school website www.fairfieldprimary.co.uk or by e-mailing recruitment@fairfieldprimary.co.uk 

Fairfield Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful applicant will be subject to appropriate checks and undertake enhanced DBS Clearance and the requirement to complete a Childcare Disqualification Declaration.

Closing Date: Monday 16th June 2025 (at 3pm)
Shortlisting: Tuesday 17th June 2025
Interviews: Monday 23rd June  2025
 

Cleaner

Start date: 14th July 2025.

Permanent part-time cleaner (the role is permanent, subject to a 3-month probationary period).

The salary is set at OP1: £24,309 per annum, pro rata ( this includes the living wage supplement hourly rate  £12.60 per hour.

This is a rare opportunity to join the team at Bowness-on-Solway School – a small, welcoming and highly-desirable rural school in a beautiful location.

Bowness-on-Solway Primary School is accessible from Carlisle, Wigton and the surrounding areas. It is set in a stunning rural location with open and uninterrupted views of the Lakeland fells and access to the beach on the idyllic Solway Firth.

We are a very small school where pupils aged 3-11 are taught in three small classes. The atmosphere is unique and is more like a family, with everyone being kind, caring and welcoming to all.

We are seeking to employ a cleaner who is hard-working and committed to providing our children with a clean and pleasant school environment. The successful candidate will clean to a high standard and use their initiative to ensure all areas of the school are well-kept and maintained. 

The post is for 18 hours per week (worked outside of teaching hours), with 33 days of holidays (increasing by a day a year up to a maximum of 39 days) which must be taken during the school holidays. Full Year 

The post will commence on Monday 14th July 2025 which will include a period of training.

This position involves lone working and key holder responsibilities to ensure the school building is secure each evening.

Bowness-on-Solway School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its pupils.  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.  
The successful candidate must be willing to engage with safeguarding training.

For further information please visit our website at  www.bowness-on-solway.cumbria.sch.uk/about-us/vacancies/ to download an application pack.

Completed applications should be submitted via email to:
office@bowness-on-solway.cumbria.sch.uk

We encourage you to have a look at our website and our Facebook page: 

www.bowness-on-solway.cumbria.sch.uk

www.facebook.com/BownessSchool

If you have any questions in the meantime, or if you wish to visit the school, please feel free to contact the headteacher on 016973 51384.

Closing date for applications: 12pm on Monday 9th June 2025.
Informal interviews to follow thereafter.