EYFS Teacher

Roche Community Primary School, St Austell, Cornwall, PL26 8EP

15 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 January 2027

• Closing date

  19 November 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  4 November 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: 34,069.00 - 46,940.00

EYFS Teacher job summary

Truro and Penwith Academy Trust, together with Roche Community Primary School, are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, dedicated and organised Reception Class Teacher to join our thriving school. This is an exciting opportunity to make a lasting difference to children's first experiences of school and to help lay the foundations for a lifelong love of learning. Initially offered as a fixed-term contract until 31 August 2027, this role has the potential to become permanent for the right candidate, reflecting the school's continued growth and future development plans.
Nestled beneath the iconic Roche Rock in the heart of Clay Country, Roche School offers a unique and inspiring setting for learning. We are extremely fortunate to benefit from a spacious and well-resourced Reception classroom alongside a vast outdoor learning environment, carefully designed to support children's curiosity, development and independence. These exceptional facilities, combined with our ambitious EYFS curriculum and dedicated team, provide the perfect opportunity for an enthusiastic practitioner to help shape children's earliest educational experiences.
At Roche School, we share an ethos that promotes high standards of academic achievement alongside a broad, stimulating and hands-on curriculum. Our aim is to foster independent, resilient and curious learners who are equipped to make a positive contribution to both their local community and the wider world.
The successful candidate will play a key role in building and maintaining strong relationships with local nurseries, pre-schools and families, ensuring that every child experiences a smooth and positive transition into school. They will work collaboratively with parents, carers, our SENDCo and early years professionals to develop a deep understanding of each child's individual needs, interests and starting points.
They will also work closely with Key Stage 1 colleagues to ensure a seamless transition from Reception into Year 1, providing continuity in children's learning, development and wellbeing. Through high-quality provision, both indoors and outdoors, they will create a nurturing, stimulating and inclusive environment where children feel safe, valued and inspired to learn, enabling them to make excellent progress and develop a lifelong love of learning.
About You:
You will be a passionate and nurturing practitioner with a genuine commitment to giving every child the very best start to their education. With a child-centred approach, you will create an engaging, inclusive and stimulating learning environment that inspires curiosity, independence and a love of learning. You will have a strong understanding of child development and the Early Years Foundation Stage and be skilled in providing high-quality learning opportunities through a balance of direct teaching as well as purposeful continuous provision both indoors and outdoors.
Ideally, you will have experience and training within EYFS and be committed to ensuring that every child feels safe, valued and able to thrive. You will share our vision and values, have high expectations for all learners from day one and work collaboratively with colleagues, parents and carers to support children's learning, wellbeing and development. Above all, you will bring enthusiasm, dedication and a desire to make a positive contribution to our welcoming school community.
Benefits of Working with Us:
We are incredibly proud of our EYFS provision at Roche School, including our clear vision, ambitious curriculum and dedicated team. The successful candidate will be supported by an experienced EYFS Lead, who is also a member of the Senior Leadership Team and has successfully led the phase for the past seven years.
Our Reception curriculum, planning and daily routines are well established, providing a strong foundation for a new teacher to build upon. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is eager to bring fresh ideas, creativity and enthusiasm, helping to further enhance an already thriving Early Years environment where children flourish both academically and personally.
As a leading Academy Trust, we are able to offer our staff a range of continued professional development opportunities alongside family friendly policies and access to the Local Government/Teachers Pension Schemes. More on our benefits can be found here.
How to Apply and Further Info:
To be considered for this role, please click the “Apply” button above to submit your online application.
The closing date and time for receiving applications is by midday on Thursday 19th November.If you wish to discuss this position ahead of applying, please contact Vic Tonkin Deputy Head and EYFS Lead by email vtonkin@roche.tpacademytrust.org or call on 01726 890323. We strongly advise you to visit us before submitting an application if possible. Interviews to be held on Wednesday 25th November.
If you encounter any issues with the online application, please contact the Talent Team for assistance at Talent@tpacademytrust.org.
TPAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.Successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) application as part of their pre-employment administration. The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Other pre-employment checks will include receipt of two satisfactory references, evidence of right to work in the UK, proof of any relevant qualifications and completion of a health assessment questionnaire.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Roche Community Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 5 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 200 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Roche Community Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/roche-community-primary-school-st-austell

At Roche we believe that children have a right to a safe, happy, varied and challenging learning experience. Every individual child matters and all children have abilities and potential which must be realised. Within this context, commitment, self-responsibility, honesty and respect are the key personal qualities which we value from all members of our school community and that we feel are essential to success in later life.

These qualities are embodied in our school rules;

Show good manners at all times
Follow instructions with thought and care
Care for everyone and everything
As a school we feel that the drive for progress is everything. We acknowledge and reward effort and consistently encourage children and ourselves to achieve more and look forward to the next challenge.

We promote reading throughout our curriculum and ensure that the development of reading and the opportunity to engage with and enjoy reading is prioritised.

Our Curriculum delivers the scope of the national Curriculum but also reflects our school context. We utilise opportunities to develop core skills of reading and writing throughout curriculum subjects.

Our relentless drive to raise standards in English and maths are at the heart of our approach to teaching and learning, reflecting the needs of our children in preparation for the future.

We endeavour to raise children’s understanding of Wellbeing. We want children to understand the importance of physical and mental good health, how they can achieve and maintain this themselves and look after others. We link learning in PSHE with PE and promote our 5 ways to wellbeing through assemblies and activities throughout school.

All children in school take part in PE every day. This forms part of their understanding of their own physical and mental health and well being. We pride ourselves on being an active school!

We believe in working together to reach our goals.

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