Class teacher
Ireby CofE School, Wigton, Cumbria, CA7 1DS10 days remaining to apply
Job start date
6 January 2026
Closing date
5 December 2025 at 3pm
Date listed
24 November 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Part time (Can be done as a job share): 0.6 Wednesday - Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for an experienced Key Stage 2 teacher to join our team and work in a job share with our KS 2 teacher. The successful person will need to be a hard-working, team player who enjoys being part of our school community. If you can offer specific strengths/ passions or interests that would be beneficial.
This post has become available as our current teacher is leaving for a promo
We very much encourage you to come and visit our school to find out more and would be delighted to show you around from 25th November 2025.
Please contact the Head teacher by email (head@ireby.cumbria.sch.uk) and we will get back to you to arrange a time and date for your visit (if possible, during the school day so you can meet our children and staff).
What the school offers its staff
At Ireby, we are passionate about supporting our children's academic, social and spiritual development through providing a rich curriculum where all can flourish and teaching our children dignity and respect through experiencing our world, meeting people, learning from them and participating positively in our communities.
We can offer:
- Children who are eager to learn and small class sizes
- A vibrant vision which will engage your creativity.
- A school where you can enjoy your teaching and be part of a supportive community
- A well-resourced school with secure finances and wonderful learning environment
- An outward-looking school that enhances learning using technology
- Settled and experienced leadership and governors.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
Please complete the online application.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
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About Ireby CofE School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 36 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Ireby CofE School website
- Email address
- head@ireby.cumbria.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 016973 71367
'Pupils enjoy attending our welcoming and close-knit school community. Relationships between pupils are very positive, as are those between pupils and staff. Pupils are keen to learn and live up to the school’s ambitions for their future success… this establishes a harmonious place for learning, where pupils are rarely distracted in lessons.’ OFSTED, March 2024
Arranging a visit to Ireby CofE School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email head@ireby.cumbria.sch.uk.
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