Key Role Information

Salary
£20,160.25
Job type
Part Time
Contract type
Fixed Term
Closing
08/10/2026 12:00
Interview
w/c 12th October 2026
Start
2 November 2026
Contract term
TTO - Term time only
Pay grade
TPAT Point 4
Department
Primary
Key stage
Key Stage 1
Hours per week
35.00
Weeks per year
43.699
Visa sponsorship
No

Your Role

Truro and Penwith Academy Trust, together with Hillfort Primary School are seeking to appoint a dynamic, caring, and committed Year 1 Teaching Assistant. Situated in Liskeard, a vibrant community setting, our school prides itself on providing a safe, stimulating, and nurturing environment where our youngest learners can thrive.
We are seeking an enthusiastic and skilled Teaching Assistant to join our Year 1 team. In this role, you will play a key part in supporting our children through the crucial transition from Early Years into Key Stage 1, working closely with the class teacher to deliver small-group phonics, early literacy, and numeracy interventions.
Candidates should hold a relevant Level 2 or Level 3 Teaching Assistant qualification (or equivalent) and demonstrate proven experience in delivering targeted early reading support (Read Write Inc). A strong commitment to positive behaviour management, a confident understanding of continuous provision, and the ability to adapt activities flexibly to meet diverse learning needs—including children with SEND—are essential to ensuring every child thrives.

About You
We are looking for someone who:
Possesses an enthusiastic, warm, and patient nature, with the ability to build quick and trusting relationships with young children and their families.
Is highly creative and proactive
Has good knowledge of early literacy/systematic synthetic phonics (e.g., Read Write Inc) and early mathematics.
Demonstrates strong communication skills and an ability to work collaboratively within a dedicated team.
Shares our vision and values to ensure every child gets the very best start to their educational journey.

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 Thursday 8th October at Midday (12pm)
If you wish to discuss this position ahead of applying, please contact Gregor Campbell (Headteacher) on 01579 343443
Interviews to be held week commencing 12th October 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.


Liskeard Hillfort Primary School

Gregor Campbell

recruitment@tpacademytrust.org

Old Road
Liskeard
Cornwall
PL14 6HZ

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