Vacancies
Why work at Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy?
The Academy is made up of people from all backgrounds and communities. Whatever your age, gender, disability, ethnicity, religion or sexual orientation, you will be valued as an individual and recognised for your skills and personality alone. We are committed to develop our people to achieve their full potential.
What the school offers its staff
We offer excellent working conditions with key benefits that include:
- Free staff car park on-site;
- Free access to Fitness Suite;
- Significant departmental investment;
- Staff Mentoring;
- A strong focus on the professional development of all staff within our school;
- Free annual flu vaccine;
- An Employee Assistance Programme provided by Thrive. A confidential service designed to help Trust staff and their family deal with problems that could be affecting home or work life, health and general wellbeing.
Safeguarding Notice
Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy is committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants. In accordance with DfE Keeping Children Safe in Education, an online search will be completed on all shortlisted applicants prior to interview. Any relevant information will be discussed further with the applicant during the recruitment process.
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Support Staff – download here
Teaching Assistant – SEND
Grade E SCP8 – SCP11 £23,350 - £24,945 (+ SSA £1,539) per annum (Salary amounts quoted are from 1 September to 31 August. If you commence employment part way through the academic year, they will be subject to an equated salary adjustment. The salary amount quoted is the actual salary)
Permanent. 37 hours per week, Term Time Only
9am, Tuesday 2 June 2026
We are looking to recruit a skilful, passionate and dynamic TA Level 2 for our SEND Department. You will be committed to making a transformative difference in the lives of our students. You will be eager to continue your own learning and development through collaboration with colleagues. You will be someone who will help us to raise the achievement of students with SEND and will want to contribute to the development of an excellent standard of teaching across the whole school as part of the SEND department, adopting strategies to access the teaching and learning in the classroom, ensuring student progression by implementing bespoke interventions strategies which meet the students’ needs.
Food Technician (Support Staff – Part Time)
Grade D SCP7: (£22,984 - £23,403 FTE) (£9,939 - £10,120 (actual salary) per annum)
Permanent, Term Time Only, 16 hours per week (flexibility required)
Monday 1 June 2026, 9am (interviews week commencing 8th June 2026)
We are looking to recruit a skilful, passionate, and dynamic technician for our food technology department. To support the growth and vision of the department we are seeking a new team member who shares this passion and ambition. The successful candidate will benefit from two newly refurbished, modern food technology rooms, fully equipped to deliver an exciting and forward-thinking curriculum. They will also be joining a large team of dedicated, specialist staff who work closely together, supporting each other to achieve the best possible outcomes for our students.
Cover Supervisor
Grade F point 14 to 19: £24,604 to £27,537 per annum. Please Note: Salary amounts quoted are from 1st September to 31st August; if you commence employment part way through the academic year they will be subject to an equated salary adjustment
Permanent, Term Time Only, 37 hours per week
9am, Monday 8 June 2026
We are looking to appoint a motivated and enthusiastic Cover Supervisor to join our dynamic and forward thinking Academy. The successful applicant will supervise students and their work during periods of short-term teaching absence and provide high quality cover. The role involves taking sole charge of a group of students. In addition, you may be required to provide cover for non-teaching roles such as working with the other staff members to supervise students in our Inclusion Centre and help maintain a calm and productive environment. Or, to cover in Year Bases in the absence of the Deputy Head of Year to provide a point of contact for parents and students throughout the day and deal with pastoral issues as they arise. For further details and application form please see below.
