Key Role Information

Salary
£13,166.40 - 18,140.80
Job type
Part Time
Contract type
Fixed Term
Closing
03/07/2026 12:00
Interview
8 July 2026
Contract term
AYR - All year round
Pay grade
M1 - M6
Department
Teaching and Learning
Key stage
Key Stage 2
Hours per week
0.40
Weeks per year
52.000
Visa sponsorship
No

Your Role

Truro and Penwith Academy Trust, together with 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 on Mondays and Tuesdays.
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.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 enable 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 can be found here.
How to Apply and Further Info:
To be considered for this role, please click the “Apply” button above to submit your online application.
Please note we do not accept CV's.
The closing date for receiving applications is 3rd July 2026 at 12pm
If you wish to discuss this position ahead of applying or would like to have a look around the school, please contact Evey Evison on eevison@blackwater.tpacademytrust.org 
Interviews to be held on 8th July 2026  
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.

Blackwater Community Primary School

Evey Evison

recruitment@tpacademytrust.org

North Hill
Blackwater
Truro
South West England
TR4 8ES

Safeguarding Information

Candidates are advised that Truro and Penwith Academy Trust operate safer recruitment procedures based on the requirements outlined in: Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2025

Statutory guidance from the DfE on Disqualification under the Childcare Act 2006

Our recruitment process requires checks including identity, right to work, and an enhanced DBS check with a barred list check for all staff and volunteers. Checks for other roles may include overseas checks for those who have lived abroad, prohibition from teaching checks, and childcare disqualification checks, these will be undertaken for all appropriate roles. This ensures that:

Statutory checks on staff who work with children are complied with in line with the Disclosure and Barring Service requirements for Regulated Activity and are completed prior to starting within the Trust. Please also note: At least one member of the recruitment panel will have successfully completed safer recruitment training through an accredited training provider

Online searchers will be undertaken as part of pre-recruitment checks

Pre-appointment vetting checks

Where appropriate, details of checks will be held in individuals’ personnel files. We follow requirements and best practice in retaining copies of and the retention of these checks, and they will be recorded within the single central record for the successful candidate, and in line with our data retention policy for all other candidates. All relevant staff (involved in early years’ settings and/or before or after-school care for children under eight) are made aware of the disqualification from childcare guidance and their obligations to disclose to us relevant information that could lead to disqualification. 

TPAT complies with the requirements of KCSIE 2025

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/keeping-children-safe-in-education--2