Public sector, education and law

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  • Teaching Assistant (20 hours per week) - Somerset

    Employer: Cabot Learning Federation
    Application closing date: 31 Mar 2026, 11:59 pm
    Location: Somerset Somerset, England United Kingdom
    We are looking for a passionate and driven Level 1 Teaching Assistant to assist in the educational, personal, and social development of students under the direction and guidance of colleagues at The Redstart Primary School.

  • Vice Principal - Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset

    Employer: Cabot Learning Federation
    Application closing date: 30 Mar 2026, 11:59 pm
    Location: Weston-Super-Mare Somerset, England United Kingdom
    Haywood Village Academy is seeking an energetic and dynamic individual to join our senior leadership team as Vice Principal. This role will be part of a newly formed leadership team, supporting the Academy through a period of transition as our new Principal has recently started in post.

  • Principal - Hanham

    Employer: Cabot Learning Federation
    Application closing date: 23 Mar 2026, 11:59 pm
    Location: Hanham, Hanham Abbots Gloucestershire, England United Kingdom
    Hanham Woods Academy is currently seeking an energetic and dynamic individual to join the senior leadership team as a new Principal.

  • Exam Invigilators - Weston-Super-Mare

    Employer: Cabot Learning Federation
    Application closing date: 22 Mar 2026, 11:59 pm
    Location: Weston-Super-Mare Somerset, England United Kingdom
    We are looking for Exam Invigilators to join our supportive and talented Exam Team at Broadoak Academy. Join us as we grow our exam team due to a growing number of students in the academy.

  • Design Technology Technician - Weston-Super-Mare

    Employer: Cabot Learning Federation
    Application closing date: 22 Mar 2026, 11:59 pm
    Location: Weston-Super-Mare Somerset, England United Kingdom
    We are looking for a Design and Technology Technician to join our supportive and talented team at Winterstoke Hundred Academy. We are a diverse multi-academy trust, looking for professional and ambitious people, with a passion for transforming our students’ learning.

  • Education Worker - Birmingham

    Employer: IntoUniversity
    Application closing date: 23 Mar 2026, 11:59 pm
    Location: Birmingham West Midlands United Kingdom
    We are looking for someone who will enjoy working each day with young people and who will thrive in a frontline, community-based, fast-paced and rewarding role. You will be taking up a fixed-term contract as an Education Worker at our centre in Birmingham.

  • Education Worker - Southampton

    Employer: IntoUniversity
    Application closing date: 31 Mar 2026, 11:59 pm
    Location: Southampton South East United Kingdom
    We are looking for someone who will enjoy working each day with young people and who will thrive in a frontline, community-based, fast-paced and rewarding role. You will be taking up a fixed-term contract as an Education Worker at our centre in Southampton.

  • 2026 Graduate - Maths Teacher - Various Locations

    Employer: Graduate Recruitment Bureau - Graduate & Student Recruitment
    Application closing date: 31 Mar 2026, 11:59 pm
    Location: Hastings, Portsmouth South East United Kingdom
    Ark is a charity that aims to transform children’s lives through education. In the UK, the strongest predictor of how a child will do at school continues to be what their parents do for a living – but why should this be the accepted status quo? By working in our network at one of our 39 schools, you will be directly making a positive impact on young people’s lives through high-quality teaching that sensitively considers all children’s backgrounds and needs; making educational equity a reality.

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