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;
- Employee Assistance Programme – looking after our staff’s wellbeing is a top priority. Our Employee Assistance Programme, provided by Thrive, is a confidential service designed to help 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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Application Forms:
Teaching Staff – download here
Support Staff – download here
Teacher of History
MPS/UPS (£34.068 - £52,834)
Permanent contract, full time
Tuesday 13 October 2026, 9am
We are looking to recruit a skilful, enthusiastic, and dynamic teacher for our history department. You will be committed to transforming the life chances of our students. You will be passionate about raising the achievement of all students, particularly the disadvantaged, including those with SEND. You will be keen to learn and develop further, through collaboration with others, and through whole school and departmental CPD.
Teacher of Physics or Chemistry
MPS/UPS (£34,068 – £52,834)
Permanent contract, full time
Wednesday 14 October 2026, 9am
We are looking to recruit a skilful, enthusiastic, and dynamic teacher for our science department. You will be committed to transforming the life chances of our students. You will be passionate about raising the achievement of all students, particularly the disadvantaged, including those with SEND. You will be keen to learn and develop further, through collaboration with others, and through whole school and departmental CPD. The science department at Lord Lawson is well-established.
Teacher of Geography
MPS/UPS (£34,068 - £52,834)
Permanent contract, full time
Friday 16 October 2026, 9am
We are looking to recruit a skilful, passionate and dynamic teacher for our geography department. You will be committed to transforming the life chances of our students. You will be passionate about raising the achievement of all students, particularly the disadvantaged, including those with SEND. You will be keen to learn and develop further, through collaboration with others, and through whole school and departmental CPD. You will contribute to the development of an excellent standard of teaching within the geography department. You will raise the achievement of our students through increasing the quality of teaching and learning in the classroom, ensuring student progression by implementing strong teaching strategies. We also expect the candidate to be someone who will share good practice to enhance the learning experience of all students. We believe that staff can learn from their peers at all levels, and we operate a professional learning group approach to sharing good practice across the academy. For further information, please access the applicant information pack via the link below.
Exam Invigilator
£13.00 per hour
Permanent - Casual hours throughout the year, flexibility to support the ongoing assessments is required
Ongoing
We are looking to expand our current team of Exam Invigilators, to support with the invigilation of all internal and external assessments and examinations throughout the academic year. For further information, please review the Job Description below and apply using the application form, which should be downloaded and emailed to: [email protected]. Please note: CV applications will not be considered.
