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Pennthorpe School
Enhanced
Maintenance & Grounds Assistant
Support Staff
We are seeking a practical and reliable Maintenance & Grounds Assistant to help maintain our buildings, grounds and sports facilities, ensuring that Pennthorpe remains a safe, welcoming and inspiring environment for pupils, staff and visitors.
Full-time
West Sussex
23 Jul
St Leonards School
Accounts Assistant (Maternity Leave Cover)
Bursar
Full-time, Fixed Term
Scotland
21 Jul
King's School Canterbury
Graduate Teacher of Debating (Specialist Debate and Oracy Instructor)
Teacher
Full-time, Fixed Term
Kent
21 Jul
Leicester Grammar School Trust
Teaching Assistant
Teaching Assistant
Full-time
Leicestershire
23 Jul
Leicester Grammar School Trust
Early Years Practitioner
Support Staff
Full-time
Leicestershire
23 Jul
Alleyn's Junior School
After School Care Assistant
Support Staff
Part-time, Term Time
London (SE)
23 Jul
St Albans High School for Girls
Sports Graduate
Support Staff
Full-time, Fixed Term
Hertfordshire
24 Jul
King's Ely
Learning Support Specialist Teacher (KS 3-5)
Teacher
Part-time, Fixed Term
Cambridgeshire
24 Jul
Stephen Perse Senior School & Sixth Form
Assistant Management Accountant
Administration
Full-time
Cambridgeshire
24 Jul
Erskine Stewart's Melville Schools
After School and Holiday Club Practitioner and Early Years Teaching Assistant
Support Staff
Part-time
Scotland
24 Jul
Thornton College
School Secretary/ Administrator
Support Staff
Teaching Assistant
Full-time
Buckinghamshire
24 Jul
Lady Eleanor Holles
Recruitment and Compliance Coordinator
Support Staff
Full-time, Term Time
London (SW)
24 Jul
Christ's Hospital
Matron Assistant
Boarding Staff
School Nurse/Matron
Support Staff
Teaching Assistant
Part-time, Fixed Term
West Sussex
24 Jul
Sir William Perkins's School
MIS and Data Manager
Administration
Support Staff
Full-time
Surrey
2 Aug
King's School Canterbury
Graduate Teacher of Debating (Specialist Debate and Oracy Instructor)
Teacher
Full-time, Fixed Term
Kent
21 Jul
Headington Oxford
Learning Assistant
Support Staff
Teaching Assistant
Part-time, Term Time
Oxfordshire
3 Aug
St Joseph's College
Nursery Assistant
Early Years Specialist
Teaching Assistant
Full-time
Suffolk
3 Aug
St Leonards School
Accounts Assistant (Maternity Leave Cover)
Bursar
Full-time, Fixed Term
Scotland
21 Jul
King's School Canterbury
Graduate Teacher of Debating (Specialist Debate and Oracy Instructor)
Teacher
Full-time, Fixed Term
Kent
21 Jul
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Sir William Perkins's School
MIS and Data Manager
Administration
Support Staff
Full-time
Surrey
2 Aug
King's School Canterbury
Graduate Teacher of Debating (Specialist Debate and Oracy Instructor)
Teacher
Full-time, Fixed Term
Kent
21 Jul
Headington Oxford
Learning Assistant
Support Staff
Teaching Assistant
Part-time, Term Time
Oxfordshire
3 Aug
St Joseph's College
Nursery Assistant
Early Years Specialist
Teaching Assistant
Full-time
Suffolk
3 Aug
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St Leonards School
Accounts Assistant (Maternity Leave Cover)
Bursar
Full-time, Fixed Term
Scotland
21 Jul
King's School Canterbury
Graduate Teacher of Debating (Specialist Debate and Oracy Instructor)
Teacher
Full-time, Fixed Term
Kent
21 Jul
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