Class Teacher
Pendeen School, Penzance, Cornwall, TR19 7SE28 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
24 April 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
27 March 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Part time: Monday to Friday 1.15pm - 4.30pm
Contract type
- Fixed term - Until 31st August 2026 but potential to continue
Actual salary
- £17,841.49
What skills and experience we're looking for
Calling all inspiring educators! Are you ready to make a difference in a school that truly puts children first?
Pendeen School is looking for a passionate and creative Teacher to join our small, dedicated team.
About Us: "Together, we CAN!"
Pendeen School is a warm, caring, and vibrant village academy located in the heart of West Cornwall. As part of Truro and Penwith Academy Trust, we pride ourselves on being a "hidden gem" where every child is recognized as a unique individual with unlimited potential.
Our Facebook page is a window into our world—from "Great Outdoors" learning and community beach cleans to celebrating our "Stars of the Week." We are a school that breathes creativity, resilience, and kindness.
The Role
We are looking for a teacher who doesn't just "deliver a curriculum" but creates an adventure. You will be responsible for:
Inspiring Curiosity: Planning and teaching a broad, challenging, and personalized curriculum that makes learning stick.
Nurturing Wellbeing: Placing the safety and emotional happiness of our children above all else.
Community Connection: Building strong, positive relationships with our families and the wider Pendeen village.
Outdoor Learning: Embracing our "Love of the Great Outdoors" and using our unique coastal landscape as a classroom.
About You
We are looking for:
A forward-thinking practitioner with a "can-do" attitude.
Someone who thrives in a mixed-year class environment (we currently have 4 classes across the school).
A team player who is ready to "go the extra mile" for our 60+ wonderful pupils.
A lifelong learner committed to your own professional growth.
Why Pendeen?
Small Class Sizes: Enjoy the opportunity to truly know every child in your care.
A Supportive Family: Join a staff team that is skilled, nurturing, and incredibly welcoming.
Stunning Location: Work in a beautiful part of Cornwall with strong community links.
Trust Benefits: Access to high-quality CPD and career development through the Truro and Penwith Academy Trust.
If you have the skills, passion, determination, and flexibility to help our children "Smile, Strive and Shine," we would love to meet you!
Find out more:
Visit our website: www.pendeenschool.co.uk
Contact: For an informal chat or to arrange a visit (which we highly encourage!), please contact the school office at 01736 788583.
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.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Pendeen School
- School type
- Academy, ages 5 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 64 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Pendeen School website
- Email address
- recruitment@tpacademytrust.org
- Phone number
- 01736 788583
At Pendeen School, we value the wellbeing and safety of the children in our care above all else. We provide a nurturing, creative and inspiring learning environment in which every child is given the best possible opportunity to reach their potential.
Our Values and Ethos
We know our families exceptionally well and will always go the extra mile to nurture each member of the school community, enabling everyone to feel safe, secure and valued.
We foster a positive and inclusive learning environment where children and staff are encouraged to be creative, innovative and take risks in all that they do.
All children are recognised and valued as individuals with unlimited potential to achieve.
As one, we work to create an open, welcoming school that is at the centre of our wonderful community.
Arranging a visit to Pendeen School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@tpacademytrust.org.
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