Class Teacher - Blackwater Community Primary School

About The Role:

Truro and Penwith Academy Trust, together with the Local Governing Board of Blackwater CP School, are seeking to appoint a dynamic and committed Class Teacher for Year 5/6.. 

Blackwater CP School is in a beautiful, rural setting close to the city of Truro with excellent facilities and easy access to the most wonderful outdoor learning environments. We have a fantastic Wild Area where skills and knowledge are taught to support the children to become well-rounded and empathetic individuals. We practice Thrive as a way of supporting children understand their own social, emotional and mental health, empowering them to understand themselves and the world around them.  The real strength of the school lies in the people, Staff, children, parents and governors are proud of our school and work hard to provide a caring and stimulating environment for learning.

We share an ethos which promotes high standards in academic achievement allied with a broad, stimulating, hands on curriculum. We celebrate and encourage the talents and skills of all of our children. Our aim is to foster independent and curious learners who are able and willing to make a positive contribution to our community and society.

About You:

The position is a part time post, who will be part of the mixed Year 5 and 6 team. 

You will have a child-centered approach, and will provide a creative, inclusive and challenging curriculum which inspires and motivates children and supports high quality teaching and learning both indoors and out.  Individuals must demonstrate an understanding of high quality teaching and learning, as well as an understanding of how to support children with additional needs to able them to learn effectively. We are an already flourishing and happy school with a strong community identity, we would like to appoint someone to add to this with their energy and passion for putting children at the centre.

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 and a letter to candidates from our Chair of Board of Trustees 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 Tuesday 8th July 2025

If you wish to discuss this position ahead of applying, please contact Evey Evison on eevison@blackwater.tpacademytrust.org  

Interviews to be held on Monday 14th July  

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.