7 days remaining to apply

  • Earliest start date

    23 February 2026

  • Latest start date

    1 April 2026

  • Closing date

    12 December 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    2 December 2025

Job details

Job role

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5

Subject

Geography

Working pattern

Part time: 0.6 fte

Contract type

Fixed term - December 2026 - Maternity or parental leave cover

Pay scale

0.6 fte MPR/UPR

What skills and experience we're looking for

The Governing Body is seeking to appoint an inspiring and committed teacher of Geography to join our Humanities faculty to cover a period of maternity leave for the current postholder. The successful candidate will teach at Key Stage 3 and possibly 4 and 5 dependent on experience.

We welcome applications from professional, talented and motivated ECTs and experienced teachers, who are keen to join our team at Ulverston Victoria High School. A full and appropriate induction programme is available for all ECTs.

The Humanities Faculty is a dynamic and vibrant place to be with a team of 11 enthusiastic and committed teachers.

The successful candidate will share our passion for education and demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills. They will be clearly in tune with our values and our ethos of ‘children first’ and be totally committed to providing an exciting and rewarding experience for all our students, regardless of their academic ability. This is a great opportunity for an exceptional and vibrant practitioner to join and contribute to a high-performing faculty.

UVHS is a brilliant place to be a student or teacher. There is a dynamic, caring atmosphere that pervades the whole school and a real desire to inspire and achieve.

If you are a candidate committed to high quality teaching and learning who wants to develop your career in an exceptional school, working closely with colleagues who share that passion, then we would be pleased to hear from you.

What the school offers its staff

Ulverston Victoria High School is a happy and thriving 11-18 school and sixth form and is at the heart of the community in the picturesque South Lakeland market town of Ulverston.

An exceptional school, which is defined equally by its high academic achievements and its warmth and inclusivity, our students and their teachers work hard, seek to achieve the very highest standards in all they do and are respectful of each other and of their community.

UVHS is a brilliant place to be a student or teacher. There is a dynamic, caring atmosphere that pervades the whole school and a real desire to inspire and achieve.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.
Visas cannot be sponsored.
If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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About Ulverston Victoria High School

School type
Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1336 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
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School website
Ulverston Victoria High School website
Email address
recruitment@uvhs.uk
Phone number
01229 483900
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Oversubscribed Secondary Community School with Sixth Form on the edge of the Lake District, Cumbria.

Arranging a visit to Ulverston Victoria High School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@uvhs.uk.

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