Class Teacher
Liskeard Hillfort Primary School, Liskeard, Cornwall, PL14 6HZDeadline is tomorrow
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
15 July 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
10 July 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time: 1.0 fte
Contract type
- Fixed term - 1st Sept 2025 - 31st August 2026 - Maternity or parental leave cover
Pay scale
- M1
What skills and experience we're looking for
About You:
Truro and Penwith Academy Trust, together with the Local Monitoring Committeeof Liskeard Hillfort Primary School is seeking a passionate and dedicated classroom teacher to join our supportive team to teach one of our Year 3 classes. In this role, you'll have the exciting opportunity to foster a love of learning in our pupils, creating an engaging and dynamic classroom environment. We are particularly keen to hear from candidates who are enthusiastic about promoting healthy lifestyles and integrating outdoor learning into their practice, making use of our fantastic school grounds and local area to provide enriching experiences for our children. You'll play a vital part in nurturing well-rounded individuals, supporting their academic, social, and emotional development.
About This Role:
At Hillfort Primary School, we aim to provide a positive learning experience for every child, through an exciting and engaging curriculum which will inspire children, foster their independence and develop resilience. We promote active and healthy lifestyles, and have a wonderful outdoor area that we are constantly improving to give our children a broad range of opportunities.
We believe that our children have the right to flourish, recognise their own greatness and continually develop as individuals, and feel that this will be achieved through delivering high quality teaching and learning which ensures children engage in a range of learning experiences which are challenging, relevant (to their lives) and meaningful. The school currently has 388 children on roll.
Hillfort Primary School is located in the bustling town of Liskeard, 8 miles from Looe and 18 miles from Plymouth. Liskeard has superb transport links, on the A38 and with great access to the main trainline to Plymouth in the East and Penzance in the West. The school caters for children between the ages of 4 – 11. Our school enjoys working collaboratively both locally and also with our partner schools within the Trust.
What the school offers its staff
Working for TPAT and Benefits
‘The Trust that Schools want to join’ Ofsted - 2019
We are an inclusive and progressive Trust and believe that all children and young people should have the best possible life chances. If you share this belief, we would love you to work with us.
We care about our staff and value their skills, contribution and expertise. Our commitment to growing great people means that we support staff in their own professional growth and development and empower them through support and career opportunities. Whether you choose to work in one of our schools, or are based in our central team, you will thrive in a stimulating, friendly and diverse environment that nurtures talent and celebrates success.
If you choose to work for us, you will receive:
- A competitive salary
- National terms and conditions of employment and access to either Teachers Pension or Local Government Pension Schemes
- Cycle to work scheme
- Eye voucher scheme
- Access to CPD and career pathways to further develop your career
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which provides employees with free confidential advice and support on a variety of personal, family or workplace issueshhtps://www.employeeassistance.org.uk/
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
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About Liskeard Hillfort Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 382 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Liskeard Hillfort Primary School website
- Email address
- recruitment@tpacademytrust.org
- Phone number
- 01579 343443
At Liskeard Hillfort Primary School, we believe every child is entitled to benefit from the highest quality of teaching and learning. It is our aim to see our school develop as a centre of excellence, providing effective care and education for our children and a stimulating and rewarding environment for staff, parents and governors. We hope that children leave us with an appreciation of their local Cornish culture and prepared for a life in modern Britain – and indeed the world beyond!
Our vision is to ensure that our children receive the very best education, realise their full potential and are prepared to become responsible and successful citizens.
Arranging a visit to Liskeard Hillfort Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@tpacademytrust.org.
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