Class Teacher (ARB) - Pensans Primary School

About The Role:

Truro and Penwith Academy Trust, together with the Local Monitoring Committee of Pensans School, are seeking to appoint a dynamic and committed Class Teacher in the ARB teaching team.

You’ll be an experienced SEN teacher with a passion for supporting pupils with special educational needs to access their full potential in this specialist provision within a mainstream school.

All pupils who access the ARB provision at Pensans have an EHCP with a range of special educational needs, in particular with Communication and Interaction.

Working closely with the ARB Lead Teacher, SENCO and other senior colleagues, you’ll use your classroom skills to manage provision in your class and to provide support to others to ensure the best possible learning and personal outcomes for young people with SEN needs in a specialist provision.

This is a diverse role that will see you working alongside the ARB Lead, planning for and teaching pupils across EYFS and KS1 with an understanding of the different levels at which pupils access their academic learning.

About You:

You will have responsibility for planning engaging topics and lessons which cover the full primary curriculum, ensuring TAs are appropriately deployed so that all pupils are supported and can reach their full potential while engaging with other professionals to ensure pupil’s targets are met.

You will be an out of the box thinker who can plan creative activities which engage pupils while helping them to move forward within their learning.  Inclusive practices are at the heart of all that we do here at Pensans School and you will also be working alongside mainstream colleagues to ensure pupils have opportunities to engage with their mainstream link classes.

You will use a range of assessment formats including Evidence for Learning, Insight, EYFS Progression Skills and the National Curriculum to track pupils’ progress. 

At Pensans ARB we aim to ensure all pupils can apply their skills outside of the classroom.  As part of the ARB team you will be leading trips with the pupils and taking learning outside of the classroom where pupils can use the skills they have learned.

Pensans School is set in extensive grounds with a woodland area supporting Forest School activities.

If you feel you have the passion to make a difference to the lives of our children, we would very much like to hear from you.  Visits to the school are encouraged – please telephone to arrange a date.

This is an exciting time to join our school.  Our staff are our most important resource and the successful candidate will have our full support in their continuing professional development.

To find out more about the School, please visit www.pensansprimary.co.uk 

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 apply for this position please email a completed application form to recruitment@tpacademytrust.org, please ensure your name and the position you are applying are within the subject title of the email.

Please note we do not accept CV's.

The closing date for receiving applications is Sunday 26th October 2025 11.59pm

If you wish to discuss this position ahead of applying, please contact Mrs Niki Ambrose (Headteacher) on nambrose@pensans.tpacademytrust.org or call 01736 363627

Interviews to be held on 4th November 2025 

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.