Required from:  Tuesday 22nd April 2025

Permanent Administrator

Role Profile: Business Support Grade 6, Scale Point 7 to 8     Salary: £ 25,183 to £ 25,992 (pro rata)  
Core hours: 32.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday 8.30am to 4.00pm) and term time only (38 weeks + 1 week) – This can be subject to negotiation.

The Learning for Life Trust is looking to appoint for Fairfield Primary School, which is a large and busy primary school, a professional, hardworking, and flexible administrator, with excellent interpersonal, organisational and ICT skills to join our school business team.

We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic staff member who is able to work using their own initiative and without supervision but would also contribute to working as part of a team. The successful candidate should have the following qualities; 
•    Experience of working in a school office.
•    Be innovative in the use of ICT to enhance our systems and processes
•    Contribute to the overall ethos, work and aims of the school.
•    Excellent interpersonal skills 
•    Ability to liaise professionally with staff, parents, local community and other agencies
•    Ability to plan, organise and prioritise own time effectively and meet deadlines

Applicants please call 01900 821133 and select the keystage two administrative office.  Application packs are available via the school website www.fairfieldprimary.co.uk or by e-mailing recruitment@fairfieldprimary.co.uk 

Fairfield Primary School is an equal opportunities employer; committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people 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.

Closing Date:  Monday 24th February 2025 at 9am
Interviews:  Friday 28th February 2025

Fixed Term, Part time Teaching Assistant

The Governors of Walton and Lees Hill CE Primary School are looking to appoint a dedicated and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to support the teaching and learning of children at our friendly, rural school.

PCD3 £25,183, per annum, pro rata, term time only

The role is to provide general teaching assistant support throughout the whole school. 
This post is to start on Wednesday 3rd September 2025 until Friday 17th July 2026 and will be 32.5 hours per week, over 5 days, initially for 1 year.

This post may start Monday 2nd June 2025 if budget allows.
The requirement for this role to continue will be dependent on budget.

Walton and Lees Hill CE Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children in its care and expects staff to share this commitment. 

The school strictly adheres to safer recruiting policies and procedures. 

Appointments to these posts will be subject to satisfactory enhanced checks being sought from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and appropriate pre-employment checks. 

Shortlisted candidates will be asked to make a self-declaration about their suitability to work with children, including any known disqualification by association.  

Closing date: 24th February 2025 at 12 noon

Interviews shall be held: w/c 3rd March 2025

Visits to the school are welcome and can be made by contacting school on 016977 2577

Further details, including an application form, job description and person specification and available to download from our school website: www.leeshill.cumbria.sch.uk

Commencing 3rd March 2025

Teacher of German (with French)
Fixed-term appointment (Maternity leave cover) concluding 31st August 2025
Full-time/part-time (MPR/UPR)

We are looking to appoint a talented and passionate teacher who can inspire and challenge young people, helping them become highly effective and independent learners. The successful candidate will hold a good honours degree (or equivalent) and will join our dedicated MFL department.

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 online and social media checks.

For more details and to apply, contact: HR Officer, Mr Andrew Young E-mail: andrewyoung@keswick.cumbria.sch.uk 

Closing date for applications: 10am, Wednesday 5th February 2025

Part time (0.8FTE) Permanent Teacher & EYFS Leader 

Salary: M3 - M6 

The Local Governing Body of Lorton School invite applications from appropriately qualified teachers for this post, teaching our small reception and Key Stage 1 class, from the beginning of the summer term.

We are looking for:
•    An excellent classroom practitioner in EYFS and Key Stage 1 with high expectations of pupils’ behaviour and standards
•    Someone who will work collaboratively with other members of staff, be flexible, well organised and enthusiastic.
•    Someone who can work through a child led approach providing an imaginative and exciting curriculum.
•    Someone who will continue to develop our strong personal development offer.
 
The successful candidate will:
•    have experience of working within EYFS and Key Stage 1 and be ready to lead Early Years and Early Reading in our school
•    be able to plan appropriately to meet children’s individual needs in all areas of development
•    be well organised with high expectations of pupils’ development and behaviour
•    be a committed team member (& ready to lead a small team) who will play an active part in the life of the school and lead by example
•    use a child-led approach to create exciting learning opportunities
•    will continue to engage with families and promote home school links
•    support the school’s strong focus on personal development and be willing to be part of the wider school community
•    know how to keep our children protected and safe, and be willing to take on a role as Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead in our school (as we recognise our youngest children need the highest level of protection and care).
 
We can offer you:
•    A brilliant opportunity to progress your career in a school with a real family feel
•    A committed staff who put our children first and centre
•    A supportive parent group (FOLS), Local Governing Body and wider local community
•    An opportunity to work within the supportive network of the Good Shepherd  Academy Trust and in a fantastic location in the Lake District National Park
 
Lorton Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Enhanced DBS checks are required for the post as are excellent professional references.  The school is an academy as part of the ‘Good Shepherd Trust’.  The successful candidates’ employment would be with the Good Shepherd Trust although the terms and conditions would be comparable to Cumberland Council.   

Application forms and further details about the post are available from the school website https://www.lorton.cumbria.sch.uk/about-us/vacancies.html .  

Visits to the school are encouraged and are welcome by prior arrangement (ideally on 27th January at 10am or 30th January at 2pm or 4pm) with the Head of School, Olivia Harrison, or Executive Headteacher, Jo Laker, via the school office (manned 8am-12 Mon-Fri) by phone (01900 85919) or email: secretary@lorton.cumbria.sch.uk
 
Closing date: Wednesday 5th February.  Late applications cannot be considered. 
Interviews planned for: Thursday 13th February