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Durham County Council Information Service
County Hall

Staffing Services

Teaching and Non-Teaching Opportunities in a First Class County

Durham is an outstandingly attractive rural County setting high standards in its schools.

We are looking for enthusiastic and talented primary and secondary teachers and offer the following teaching opportunities:

Teaching Pool

We operate a teaching pool annually to assist schools with the recruitment of 'newly-qualified' and experienced teachers in both the primary and secondary sectors. Applications are invited from December 2006 until 31 January 2007, to be considered for vacancies from September 2007 onwards. Additionally applications are welcome all year and are held in case of shortages in the pool. Acceptance for the teaching pool does not guarantee employment, however, schools are finding the facility very useful for the recruitment of teaching staff throughout the year.

Application forms can be obtained from:

School Workforce Development Unit
c/o Finchale Primary School
Learning Links
Canterbury Road
Newton Hall
Durham
DH1 5QY

Contact Details for Enquiries:
NQT Teaching Pool - Kerry Stephens 0191 3706402
Send a large Self Addresses Envelope (SAE) and specify if you are 'newly-qualified' or an experienced teacher.

Advertised Posts

In addition to using the teaching pool system many schools advertise teaching posts in the press and the most frequently used publications are the Northern Echo (Wednesdays) and the Times Educational Supplement (Fridays). All adverts can be found on our vacancies database.

Please see individual adverts for details of how to apply.

Durham Supply Teacher Partnership

Schools in Durham need the best teachers. We always have vacancies for high quality supply staff. In order to meet this need the Durham Supply Teacher Partnership has been established. We offer you:
  • Your full rate of pay
  • A planned programme of free training
  • A range of employment opportunities - short and long term, full and part time
  • Opportunity for career advancement endorsed where appropriate by an LA reference
  • A flexible approach to take account of your current commitments
  • A link to an identified home base school

Durham Supply Teaching Assistant Partnership

We are also looking for enthusiastic classroom support staff (teaching assistants, classroom assistants, nursery assistants, learning support assistants, auxiliaries) who will be available at short notice to work in our schools as supply cover.

Registration forms for the above Supply Partnerships can be obtained from:

Director of Children and Young People's Services
Staffing Team
Room 3/67
County Hall
Durham
DH1 5UJ

Send a large SAE and state whether you are a primary or secondary teacher, or a teaching assistant (covers all above categories of classroom support staff).

Contact Details for Enquiries

Teaching Pool - Kerry Stephens
Tel: 0191 3833291

Supply Teacher Partnership - Natasha Grainger
Tel: 0191 3833311

Supply Teaching Assistant Partnership - Rebecca Marsh and Louise Hodkinson
Telephone: 0191 3836446

or alternatively you can email us at Education Staffing.

Action for Equality

Durham County Council is an equal opportunities employer. We want to develop a more diverse workforce and we positively welcome applications from all sections of the community.