Teaching Assistant

Kennall Vale School, Truro, Cornwall, TR3 7HY

13 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  22 July 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  9 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: 13,940.00

Teaching Assistant job summary

Welcome to Kennall Vale School – a small village Primary school serving Ponsanooth near Truro. We are on the A393 Redruth – Falmouth road, close to the Kennall Vale Nature reserve, a picturesque river valley containing the remains of Kennall Vale Gunpowder Works. Kennall Vale School opened in new, purpose built premises in 1993 and, since then, has been extended and completely refurbished. The school has 5 classrooms, and at present 120 pupils on roll organised into mixed-age classes.
Kennall Vale School, are seeking to appoint a dynamic and committed Teaching Assistant to work as part of our team. The real strength of the school lies in the people; staff, children, parents and Local Monitoring Committee members are proud of our school and work hard to provide a caring and stimulating environment for learning. At Kennall Vale, we value the wellbeing of the children in our care above all else. We aim to create a happy, safe, caring environment in which every child can succeed and do their best. To this end we constantly strive to improve by keeping up to date with the very best ideas in teaching and learning and providing a fun place to learn.
About You:We are looking to appoint a Teaching Assistant to join the team at Kennall Vale School to support a key stage two class. The role is a fixed-term contract to August 2027; it is 25 hours a week, 8:30am-12:30pm Monday – Friday as well as two afternoons until 3:15pm (which two days is to be confirmed).We are seeking to appoint a person who is enthusiastic, hardworking and committed to the ethos of Kennall Vale School. Experience of working within Primary education is essential and recent knowledge and skills in areas of SEND such as Speech and Language and Cognition and Learning is desirable. Developing a positive and nurturing relationship with all children is key, so the successful candidate will be warm, child-centred and know how to get the best out of the young people they are working with.
Benefits of Working with Us: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” buton above to submit your online application.The closing date and time for receiving applications is 12pm on Wednesday 22nd July 2026.If you wish to discuss this position ahead of applying, please contact Tamsin Cocks, Headteacher, on 01872 863 672.Interviews to be held on Monday 27th July 2026
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 Kennall Vale School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 5 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 121 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Kennall Vale School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/kennall-vale-school-truro

At Kennall Vale School, our core values are embodied in the acronym CARES, which stands for Community, Aspiration, Respect, Excellence, and Success. These values guide everything we do, shaping our approach to education and our commitment to nurturing well-rounded, confident, and capable individuals.

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