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;
- A dedicated staff wellbeing programme;
- Free annual flu vaccine.
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.
Application Forms:
Teaching Staff – download here
Support Staff – download here
View our latest vacancies below:
Teacher of Physical Education (Female)
MPS/UPS
Permanent
Thursday 3 April, 12 noon
52 weeks per annum - September 2025 or sooner
Teacher of History – September 2025
MPS/UPS
Permanent, full time - 52 weeks per annum
Wednesday 2 April 2025, 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. You will contribute to the development of an excellent standard of teaching within the history department. You will raise the achievement of our students through increasing the quality of teaching and learning in the classroom, ensuring strong student progression by implementing excellent teaching strategies. We also expect that you will 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 use Iris Connect and departmental professional development to facilitate this. This is an exceptional opportunity to join us on our journey towards becoming one of the best schools in the North-East of England. We have further work to do but are well on the way in our improvement plan. You will learn and develop here, and will, we hope, go on to achieve great success in your career. If this sounds like the opportunity for you, please access the attached application pack where you will find a letter from our Principal, Dr Andrew Fowler, a letter from Ashleigh Tahir, our Subject Leader of History, the job description and person specification.
Cover Supervisor
Grade F (pro-rata), SCP 14-19, £24,604.82 - £27,537.66
Permanent, Term Time only
9am, Monday 7 April 2025
We are seeking to appoint a Cover Supervisor to support our teaching team to facilitate the smooth and effective delivery of the curriculum across all school subject areas. The role of a Cover Supervisor demands flexibility and initiative. Your focus will be on supporting progress by providing classroom supervision for students whose regular teacher is absent. You will be expected to deliver pre-planned learning activities and establish productive working relationships with students in a stimulating and orderly learning environment. Our Cover Supervisor positions present an excellent opportunity for candidates who are potentially looking to gain experience to progress into teaching. This is a key role in supporting the day to day running of the academy/school. It is important for you to be ICT literate and competent in using a variety of software packages. If you feel you have the necessary skills and experience required for this position, then we would very much like to hear from you.
Exam Invigilator
£12.50 per hour
Permanent - Casual hours throughout the year
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.
