Permanent Full Time KS2 Teaching Position

Perran-Ar-Worthal Community Primary School, Truro, Cornwall, TR3 7LA

30 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  29 April 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  30 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time: Monday to Friday full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: M3 to M6

What skills and experience we're looking for

VACANCY: Full-Time KS2 Teacher

A great opportunity has arisen at Perran-ar-Worthal CP School for a teacher wishing to join a thriving, happy, successful and innovative school. Teaching vacancies do not come up very often at Perran-ar-Worthal School. With an experienced and highly skilled team, this post would suit a teacher relatively early in their career who may be ready to develop an area of the curriculum and make it their own. We are looking to invite applications from an outstanding practitioner who is enthusiastic, creative, kind and child-centred and would like to become part of a dedicated and caring staff who work closely with a very supportive village school community.

We look for the following qualities in our staff:

• Kind and child-centred
• Professional in all aspects of their role
• Team spirited and supportive
• Emotionally intelligent
• Committed to our ‘Every Moment Matters’ school ethos
• Committed to self-development and personal growth

About the Post:

• Start date 1stSeptember 2026
• This is a full-time teaching position in a Yr3 class
• An interest or specialism in History and/or RE is desirable
• The successful candidate should have had experience teaching in KS2 and have a sound understanding of the KS2 curriculum and expectations

We welcome and encourage visits to the school. Please contact the school office on01872863004or via email onadmin@perran-ar-worthal.cornwall.sch.ukto make an appointment to meet the Headteacher, Rachel Heffer, have a tour of the school and get to know us.

If you are unable to visit, then please do get in touch with the school via email or phone with any questions you may have about the vacancy. We very much look forward to hearing from you.

Please click on the links below to download the Job Desciption, Application Form and Equal Opportunties Form.

Applications to be emailed toadmin@perran-ar-worthal.corwall.sch.uk.

Closing date for applications will be at midnight on Wednesday, 29th April 2026

Interviews will be held onWednesday, 6th May and Thursday, 7th May 2026

We are committed to safeguarding children and the successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, and will be assessed against the Childcare Disqualification Regulations.

What the school offers its staff

Our school offers a caring and supportive environment for every member of staff to devleop and grow.

We offer an innovative curriculum and delivery structure that enhances the skills of our teachers as well as the learning of our pupils.

We are set in a close supportive village community with a stable intake of pupils. We currently have 200 pupils on roll within our 7 single year class structure.

We have recently opened a new classroom built to an extremely high standard, sympathetic to the original school.

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.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

The school is committed to safeguarding, promoting the welfare of children and to ensuring a culture of valuing diversity and ensuring equality of opportunities.

Successful applicants must be suitable to work with children and will need to undertake the following before commencing employment:

Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Certificate with barred list information
Receipt of two satisfactory employer references one of which must be from your current or most recent employer
Satisfactory verification of relevant qualifications
Satisfactory health check

All new employees will be required to undertake mandatory training required by the school.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Equal Opportunities form.docx - 33.7 KB (opens in new tab)

Teacher Job Description and Person Specification KS2.pdf - 301 KB (opens in new tab)

Teacher application form.docx - 112 KB (opens in new tab)

About Perran-Ar-Worthal Community Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 198 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Perran-Ar-Worthal Community Primary School website
• Email address: rheffer@perran-ar-worthal.cornwall.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01872863004
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/perran-ar-worthal-community-primary-school

Community Primary School

Arranging a visit to Perran-Ar-Worthal Community Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email rheffer@perran-ar-worthal.cornwall.sch.uk.

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