Primary specialist for KS3

Penair School, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 1TN

Deadline is today

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  12 May 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  1 May 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPS/UPS

What skills and experience we're looking for

This full-time vacancy provides an excellent opportunity to work in a high-quality learning environment. We are looking for a Key Stage 2 teacher to focus their attention on the students in Key Stage 3.We know the standards set in the Primary sector have advanced greatly and we want our students to benefit from these advances to continue that journey through into their secondary education.

We need your experience of transforming pupils’ lives through enabling them to achieve age related standards and beyond in a secondary setting. This role will help us further shape our transition, literacy and numeracy teaching and catch-up programme in Key Stage 3.

If you are already committed to working in a wider role, we would still welcome your application, as we will discuss a flexible approach for the right candidate.We are also very open to part time contracts.

You will be an experienced primary teacher in KS2; maybe an experienced year 6 teacher with knowledge and understanding of successful intervention approaches; potentially a subject lead from a primary school. You will certainly possess everything required to support the students and responding to their needs, which could involve anything from teaching classes to intervening with small groups of students.

Needless to say, you will be an inspiring teacher with real vision and passion – and the drive and determination to make things happen for students who really deserve the best possible outcomes.

What the school offers its staff

-A collaborative, supportive team with a passion for teaching and facilitating progress

-Opportunities to discuss flexible working

-CPD: A culture based on the best evidence-informed teacher development, to help you be be the best you can be

-Staff wellbeing: Champions and mental health first aiders are on site. We have regular staff events and an active staff voice.

-Free parking

-Use of school gym equipment out of school hours

Flexible working opportunities

We foster a culture whereby we are open to discuss and consider flexible working with all our team.

Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our young people and we expect staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check and on-line check is required for this post.

Applying for the job

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to eallan@penair.cornwall.sch.uk

CVs are not accepted.

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.

Additional documents

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

Teacher and Primary Specilaist Key Stage 3 JD.pdf - 120 KB (opens in new tab)

About Penair School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1186 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Penair School website
• Email address: eallan@penair.cornwall.sch.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/penair-school

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