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Welcome to Uckfield College - A Place to Thrive

At Uckfield College, we are committed to fostering a warm, inclusive, and dynamic environment where every individual is supported and empowered to achieve their full potential.

Our dedicated team—both teaching and non-teaching—shares a deep sense of purpose and professionalism, working tirelessly to make a meaningful difference in the lives of young people. We believe that when staff feel valued, inspired, and fulfilled, students thrive. That’s why we prioritise a positive, rewarding workplace culture built on trust, openness, and collaboration.

At Uckfield College, professionalism goes hand in hand with kindness and mutual respect. We support one another, celebrate successes together, and continually strive to improve. Our staff are our greatest strength, and their wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do.

If you’re considering joining us, we invite you to explore our opportunities. We look forward to welcoming passionate individuals who share our commitment to excellence and making a difference.

Current Teaching Vacancies (scroll down for Support Vacancies)

Curriculum Leader of Modern Foreign Languages (MFL)

MPS/UPS plus TLR1B (currently £12,516)

Required for 1st September 2026

We are seeking an inspirational, ambitious, and strategic leader who views this role as the next step toward senior leadership. You will be passionate about driving high standards of student progress and be an innovative force for excellent teaching and learning across the MFL department. The post offers a fantastic opportunity to teach and lead A-Level MFL, setting the standard for post-16 success.

The successful candidate will articulate and deliver a compelling vision for an excellent MFL education for all students. You will also be an integral part of our dynamic leadership team across the College, contributing to whole-college strategic initiatives and shaping our outstanding culture. We are deeply committed to 'growing our own' leaders, and you will receive extensive professional development, including mentorship, coaching, and full support for undertaking qualifications such as the NPQSL, providing the challenge and support needed to learn, develop, and thrive.

Closing date: 9am, Wednesday 7th January 2026

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Director of Music

MPS/UPS plus TLR2C (currently £8,610)

Required for 1st September 2026

We require an inspirational professional who is passionate about high standards of student progress and an innovative driver of outstanding teaching and learning. Beyond the curriculum, you will be deeply committed to music enrichment and its profound impact, articulating how the power of music can genuinely improve the lives of young people and the wider community. The post also offers a fantastic opportunity to teach and lead A-Level, setting the standard for post-16 success.

The successful candidate will articulate and deliver a compelling vision for an excellent Music education for all students. You will also be an integral part of our dynamic leadership team across the College, contributing to whole-college strategic initiatives and shaping our outstanding culture. We are deeply committed to 'growing our own' leaders, and you will receive extensive professional development, including mentorship, coaching, and full support for undertaking qualifications such as the NPQSL, providing the challenge and support needed to learn, develop, and thrive.

Closing date: 9am, Wednesday 7th January 2026

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Assistant Curriculum Leader of Science: KS4 Lead

MPS/UPS plus TLR2B (currently £5,867)

Required for Term 5 2026 or 1st September 2026

We are seeking to appoint an inspirational and ambitious teacher, who is passionate about Science, to join our forward thinking Science team as Assistant Curriculum Leader of Science: KS4 Lead. A career at Uckfield College offers a rewarding future, with the opportunity to make real changes to the lives and outcomes of our young people. The ideal candidate will be a dynamic and proactive professional who will be responsible for providing excellent teaching in the classroom for Science, lead our Combined Science GCSE cohort from Year 9 to Y11 and who will contribute to our exceptional Super Curricular programme.

Closing date: 9am, Monday 12th January 2026

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Lead Practitioner for English

LP1 to LP5 (currently £52,026 to £57,415)

Required for 1st September 2026

We are seeking to appoint an ambitious and highly skilled English teacher to join our forward-thinking team at Uckfield College as a Lead Practitioner, who will work closely with our SLT to improve the educational outcomes of our students. In this key role, you will excel in the classroom - but, just as importantly, you will be instrumental in supporting not only your departmental colleagues to be the best they can be in the classroom and beyond, but also be involved in the exciting next chapter of our journey.

The ideal candidate will be an excellent classroom practitioner with a desire to achieve strong outcomes. We need someone who wants to become a beacon of excellent practice in a classroom environment, whilst supporting SLT to drive up standards in the classroom for all our young people. This is a unique opportunity to enhance your leadership skills and fast-track your career toward senior leadership roles, working closely with the Curriculum Leader for English on impactful initiatives.

Closing date: 9am, Monday 12th January 2026

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Current Support Staff Vacancies

Pabulum has a vacancy at Uckfield College for a

Fixed Term Catering Assistant - 20 hours per week, term time only

Monday to Friday 10.00am - 2.00pm - term time only £12.21 per hour

You will be covering a period of maternity leave, up to 12 months. As a catering assistant you will be part of our catering team helping prepare and cook food from fresh seasonal ingredients, serve our young customers, and clear and clean up after service. Experience in a catering environment would be great and we will also support further training for the right person. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required which Pabulum will pay for and we provide a uniform to wear.

For further information and immediate interview please email christopherlucas@pabulum-catering.co.uk

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Working and learning with us

Working at Uckfield College means joining a vibrant, dedicated and skilled team, who are committed to working collaboratively to achieve real excellence for our students. When recruiting, we place great value on employing staff who have a positive, enthusiastic outlook and who are willing to work hard and be committed to achieving the highest possible standards, which will in turn provide our students with the skills and qualifications that will set them apart in their future life.

Teaching staff at the College are expected to be committed to continued professional learning and development in the belief that learning is for life and that practice can always be improved and refined. We are wholly committed to our staff’s professional development and believe in providing personalised research-based professional learning through our innovative PLD programme, in which teachers have the opportunity to choose an area of their pedagogy to improve. This is supported by our own excellent teaching and learning website, which has a wealth of evidence based learning, along with the chance to develop pedagogy in cross-curricular triad groups.

In addition to comprehensive ECT and ITT programmes, we support staff at all stages in their careers, both to keep up to date with the best practices in teaching their subject and also to support them in developing their career as leaders and managers in schools. The following gives a flavour of the significant range of activities our colleagues engage with:

Thorough induction for all new staff, including Google Apps for Education
Personalised yearly teaching and learning focus, shared with and supported by other colleagues
Weekly joint Professional Learning sessions with other teachers
Teaching and Learning room and resources to support the different elements of outstanding teaching and learning
Access to our bespoke teaching and learning website
Joint Professional Development Days with 3 secondary schools
The chance to participate in our sharing best practice event
High quality professional learning days and twilights
Extensive Middle Leadership induction and development activities
Personalised line management
Coaching opportunities and training
Off-site subject-specific training
Peer observation programme
Senior Leadership programmes, including Aspiring Headteachers
The opportunity to contribute to our extensive super-curricular programme

For our highly valued support staff there are regular training opportunities and a dedicated development day each year. We believe strongly in working collaboratively and are also proud of our long standing participation in the Wealden Partnership. This includes joint professional learning through leadership programmes and an annual joint development day which brings three local secondary schools together to strive for excellence through collaboration.

Perhaps the real strength of professional development though is, more simply, the opportunity to work alongside and learn from other excellent, wholly committed colleagues on a day-to-day basis. Visitors to the College frequently comment on its warm and supportive atmosphere and the strong relationships between staff. This level of ongoing support and challenge provides the bedrock for colleagues to continue to grow professionally, so that they, as well as the students, can develop into the very best that they can be.

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