Class Teacher x2

Job ref: JRS.CT.MC.04.24

2x Full Time Teacher
Maternity Cover – Fixed term from Autumn – Spring term (September 2024 – April 2025) 
Main scale M1 – UPS3 plus SEN 1 allowance 
(£30,000 - £46,525) plus £2,539

Due to 2 staff members going on maternity leave, 2 opportunities have arisen to join our outstanding school. Our students have complex learning needs and ideally, we would like staff to have SEND experience, however, for those applicants without this experience we do provide a LEAPS course and full mentoring to support your development of skills and experience in this area. This is a fixed term contract with a possible September 2024 start. 

James Rennie School is a well- established special school in the Kingstown area of Carlisle, With an additional Sixth Form site at St Edmunds Park. We have 180 + students on roll ranging from 3-19 within our well- equipped and modern facilities. We would like the successful candidate to be an enthusiastic classroom practitioner and a good communicator who can display imagination, flexibility and initiative in their work. They will also have experience working with pupils with special educational needs and will be joining an established team of excellent staff in our outstanding school.  

Further details and application packs can be accessed from the School website vacancies page, visits or telephone conversations to discuss the role are welcomed.  To arrange this, please contact Kerry Dunbobbin, Head of School at kerry@jamesrennie.cumbria.sch.uk.

Closing date        Friday 31st May 2024 at 12pm 
Shortlisting date     Friday 31st May 2024
Interview date                 Wednesday 05th June 2024

James Rennie School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Therefore, an enhanced DBS check including the barred list will be required for the successful candidate and other procedures and checks will be followed as laid out in our Safeguarding Policy