KS1 Teacher (Maternity Leave)
Skelton School, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 9SE2 days remaining to apply
Job start date
22 April 2025
Closing date
24 January 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
17 January 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1
Working pattern
- Full time: Monday- Friday, 32.5 hours per week
Contract type
- Fixed term - Up to 1 year - Maternity or parental leave cover
Pay scale
- M1-M6
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Role:
You will be teaching a mixed Year 1 and 2 class full-time, supported by a teaching assistant for part of each day. The role involves planning and delivering engaging lessons that meet the diverse needs of all pupils while fostering a positive, nurturing classroom environment. An interest or experience in subject co-ordination is desirable, ideally RE, DT, or PSHE.
The Ideal Candidate Will:
•Be an excellent and caring classroom practitioner.
•Have recent experience teaching in KS1, preferably in a mixed-age setting.
•Have high expectations for what pupils can achieve.
•Inspire and nurture pupils to achieve their full potential.
•Plan engaging, inclusive, and carefully sequenced lessons.
•Have strong classroom and behaviour management skills
•Communicate effectively and build positive relationships with pupils, families, and colleagues.
•Be well-organised and reflective, with a commitment to professional development.
•Support the school’s ethos and vision wholeheartedly.
What the school offers its staff
What We Offer:
•A warm, family-like atmosphere with a strong sense of community.
•Motivated, respectful pupils who are eager to learn.
•A supportive and dedicated team prioritising pupil and staff well-being.
•Opportunities to contribute to subject co-ordination and whole-school improvement.
Further details about the role
Further information is available on our school website: https://www.skelton.cumbria.sch.uk/page/?title=Vacancies&pid=15.
Please submit your completed application and a supporting letter outlining how your skills and interests align with our needs.
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 are not accepted.
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About Skelton School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 88 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Skelton School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- admin@skelton.cumbria.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01768484367
Skelton School is a small but vibrant village primary school, including nursery, which is located on the edge of the Lake District National Park. It is 7 miles from Penrith, 16 miles from Carlisle, 18 miles from Keswick and 5 miles from Junction 41 of the M6. The village has a strong community focus with the school playing an important role. Skelton village benefits from an award-winning local pub, two churches and well-used spacious village hall.
The school was originally built in the 1970s but has been extended on several occasions. It is light and airy and has good size classrooms which have been well maintained. It has spacious grounds, including a large playground, a playing field, a wildlife garden/pond area and a Growing Garden. Years 1 -6 are taught in the main school building, while Reception and Nursery children are taught in a purpose-built Early Years unit and small group teaching takes place in our Learning Lodge. Extensive use is made of the Village Hall for indoor PE. The school also accommodates a well-attended Breakfast and After School Club with a range of activities taking place. We also have two offices, a staff room and an on-site kitchen.
We currently have 82 children in school including 9 in the nursery. We teach in mixed year group classes; in the morning the groups are taught as Nursery/Reception, Year 1&2, Year 3&4 and Year 5&6. On some afternoons, the Reception children join Year 1&2 in the main building. 67% of our students currently attend from out of catchment.
Our pupils move onto a range of secondary schools in the area including Ullswater Community College, Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Keswick School, Caldew School and Nelson Thomlinson School. We have good links with both of the more local secondary schools as well as being part of a range of networks including the Rural Penrith Cluster which consists of 11 schools working to support each other.
The school was graded Ofsted Outstanding at its last full inspection in 2013 and remained outstanding at a monitoring visit in 2017. The reports can be found on our website.
Arranging a visit to Skelton School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email admin@skelton.cumbria.sch.uk.
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