18 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    April 2025

  • Closing date

    2 February 2025 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    9 January 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Teacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 2

Working pattern

Full time: 32.44 hours per week - Monday to Friday

Contract type

Fixed term - Up to 1 year - Maternity or parental leave cover

Pay scale

M3

What skills and experience we're looking for

Required for April 2025

Full-time Y4 Class Teacher - Temporary to cover maternity leave (up to 1 year)

Archbishop Benson School is a popular and successful school situated in the heart of Truro. The Governors are seeking to appoint a full time class teacher from April 2025.

We are seeking to appoint a teacher who:

  • is willing to be proactive in contributing to our ethos as a vibrant Church of England school
  • is a highly motivated and enthusiastic classroom practitioner with strong class management skills
  • has excellent subject knowledge and can deliver and model the curriculum creatively & cross-curricularly
  • maintains a dynamic and inspiring learning environment
  • is able to create and deliver well-differentiated lessons for all pupils
  • is able to motivate and challenge young learners, securing good outcomes
  • is a team member with good communication and interpersonal skills
  • has a commitment to forming excellent relationships with parents/carers
  • is fully committed to the principles of inclusion and can demonstrate good practice of this

What the school offers its staff

In return we will offer:

- A friendly, fun and enjoyable working environment

- A strong commitment to staff wellbeing

- An opportunity to work in a single academy trust

- A strong commitment to your continued professional development including access to an accredited ECT support programme

- Enthusiastic and wonderful children who are eager to learn

- Supportive staff, parents and Governors

- A spacious and green site in the heart of our city

- The opportunity to work within a collaborative and enthusiastic team


Further details about the role

As per KCSIE guidelines, Archbishop Benson School will perform an online search of shortlisted candidates to seek information which is publicly available, which may be explored with the applicant at interview if deemed necessary.

Visits to our school are warmly welcomed. To arrange a visit, please contact Debbie Bullen via email admin@archbishop-benson.cornwall.sch.uk

For further information about our school or this vacancy, please visit our website at www.archbishop-benson.cornwall.sch.uk.

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

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to admin@archbishop-benson.cornwall.sch.uk

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About Archbishop Benson CofE Primary School

School type
Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
425 pupils enrolled
Age range
4 to 11
Phone number
01872273185

Archbishop Benson School is a popular and successful school (standalone academy trust) situated at the heart of Truro.
We pride ourselves on being a friendly and welcoming school that works hard to meet the needs of all our children. Our primary aim is to create a creative, inclusive but also ambitious learning environment, with an explicit Christian ethos where everyone is empowered and inspired to be successful.

Arranging a visit to Archbishop Benson CofE Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email admin@archbishop-benson.cornwall.sch.uk.

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