Headteacher - St Erth Community Primary School

About The Role:

Truro and Penwith Academy Trust, together with the Local Monitoring Committee of St Erth School, are seeking to appoint a dynamic and committed Headteacher to join the team. At St Erth we value the wellbeing of our children above all else to create a happy, safe, caring environment in which every child can succeed and constantly strive to improve, ensuring we keep up to date with the very best ideas in teaching and learning to create a fun place to learn. We have engaging and vibrant learning spaces to enhance our curriculum and provide children with a wide range of learning experiences, making use of the unique landscape, culture and history of our local area to further enhance our curriculum to ensure all children thrive academically, emotionally and socially

About You:

The ideal candidate will have recent senior leadership experience and will share our vision and values to lead this village school. Individuals must demonstrate a significant contribution to primary school improvement and an enthusiasm to embrace the opportunities of leading this already flourishing and happy school with a strong community identity. The full person specification for this role can be found within the candidate pack above.

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 from our Chair of Board of Trustees can be found here

How to Apply

To apply for the position please download and complete the application form which can be found within the application pack above and send to recruitment@tpacademytrust.org. Please ensure your name and the position title and school are within the subject line. We are unable to accept CV’s.

To explore the role in more detail ahead of applying, please contact our Director of Education, Chris Gould at Chrisgould@tpacademytrust.org. 

If you would like to visit the school please contact Bill Coleman, Headteacher: head@sterth.tpacademytrust.org or Tel: 01736 753153

The closing date for the position is 9am Wednesday 7 May 2025.

Interview’s to be held Wednesday 21 May 2025.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, workers, volunteers, governors and trustees to share this commitment.  All successful applicants will be subject to appropriate pre-employment checks and will be required to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced Check, a Safeguarding Self-Declaration Form and satisfactory online searches undertaken.