Class Teacher - Mousehole Primary School

About The Role:

Truro and Penwith Academy Trust, together with the Local Monitoring Committee of Mousehole School are seeking to appoint a dynamic and committed teacher.  Mousehole School is in a beautiful, harbour village setting between Penzance and Lands’ End, with excellent facilities and easy access to the most wonderful outdoor learning environments. The real strength of the school lies in the people, staff, children, parents and governors, we 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 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.

 This is a job share position; you will be working closely with an experienced teacher. The person appointed will need to ensure that all pupils receive a good quality education through a programme designed to promote a stimulating style of learning in a safe and healthy school environment.

About You:

You will have a child-centred 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.  Ideally you will have experience within the Early Years setting and Key Stage One and will share our vision and values to develop our lovely village school from September 2025. Individuals must demonstrate a significant contribution, teamwork and flexibility to small primary school life.

Full details on the school and job description for the role can be found in the above candidate pack. 

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 Wednesday 25th June 2025 at 12pm

If you wish to discuss this position ahead of applying or come for a school visit, please contact Mrs Sarah Trow on head@mousehole.tpacademytrust.org or 01736 731427

Interviews to be held on Wednesday 2nd July 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.