KS2 Permanent Teacher - 1.0fte

Required from: 1 September 2026

Salary: MPS

We are seeking an enthusiastic and skilled teacher to teach our mixed Year 5/6 class.

Penruddock Primary School is a small, welcoming rural school with a strong sense of community and high aspirations for every child. We are seeking an enthusiastic and caring teacher to join us permanently from September 2026 as the class teacher for our mixed Year 5/6 class.

We are looking for someone who:

• Is an excellent classroom practitioner
• Has high expectations for all learners
• Can inspire, nurture and motivate pupils
• Is confident teaching upper KS2
• Works well as part of a small, supportive team

ECT applications are warmly welcomed.

We offer small class sizes, a friendly and supportive staff team, engaged families and a beautiful rural setting.

Visits to school are encouraged. Please contact admin@penruddock.cumbria.sch.uk or 017684 83278 to book.

Closing date: Tuesday 9^th June  2026 at 12 noon Interview date: Tuesday 16^th June 2026

Please submit your completed application with a supporting letter no more than two sides.

Applicants who are being invited for interview will be contacted before the end of the day on Friday 12 June 2026. If you haven’t heard by then, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Closing date:  Tuesday 9 June 2026 - 12 noon

Interview date: Tuesday 16 June 2026

Penruddock Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; pre-employment checks will be carried out; references will be sought, and successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and other relevant checks with statutory bodies as well as a workplace health assessment.

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SAFEGUARDING STATEMENT

All posts involving direct contact with children are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 and the successful applicant will be required to hold or undergo a suitable enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service disclosure.  However, amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 & 2020)) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected'.  This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.  Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website or see here.

Short-listed candidates will be asked to complete a criminal record and other sanctions self-disclosure form to provide details of all unspent convictions and those that would not be filtered or protected, to be returned to the school prior to the date of the interview.  You may be asked for further information about your criminal history during the recruitment process.  If your application is successful, this criminal record self-disclosure information will be checked against information from the Disclosure & Barring Service before your appointment is confirmed. 

In addition to the above, as part of our due diligence checks, the school reserves the right to carry out an online search on short-listed candidates.  This will only include a search for information which is publicly available online.

Please note it is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.