Teacher

Cornwall Council Jobs and Careers; Penzance; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Part time

Job summary

Crofty Education Trust is seeking a Classroom Teacher to join Marazion Primary School, delivering high quality phonics within EYFS/KS1. This fixed term position runs until 31 August 2027, with 0.8 FTE hours Monday to Friday.

We value enthusiastic, hardworking staff committed to an ambitious curriculum and the holistic development of every child. There is an online DBS requirement and safeguarding duties; interview dates TBC with start date 01/01/2027.

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team at Marazion Primary School. The post is for a Class room Teacher, based within EYFS / KS1. The successful candidate will have experience of delivering and/or leading high quality synthetic phonics.

• Contract type: Fixed Term Contract until 31st August 2027.
• Hours: 0.8 FTE, Monday - Friday
• Salary: M1 - M4 £34,068 - £40,939
• Per annum: £27,254 - £32,751
• Closing date: 24th September 2026
• Interviews: TBC
• Start Date: 01/01/2027

There are over a hundred brilliant reasons to come and work at Marazion School. We are passionate about every child reaching their full potential and we work hard to enrich our daily life in school with curiosity, creativity, investigation and collaboration.

We have a strong and brave commitment to the whole child and to providing a creative and ambitious curriculum. At Marazion School, we want a diverse, beautiful and happy curriculum that is inclusive and educates, with one History, taught fully, including the accomplishments of everyone.

Our curriculum builds resilience, independence, resourcefulness, creativity and empathy and aims to respect uniqueness and individual talents. Young children need to be encouraged to be themselves: we must talk; listen; support. Our children have a voice and they know it is heard. We adapt our curriculum to meet the needs of our children. We value the importance of an enriched curriculum bespoke to our school created with input from all of us, supporting the whole child to be the best they can be. These experiences are essential for children to be happy and to thrive, learn and be successful.

We are seeking to appoint a person who is enthusiastic, hardworking and committed to the ethos of our Schools. As a trust we are committed to improving the lives of young people every day through a relentless focus on learning and personal development. We know that we can only do that if we have the very best teachers working within our team, this is your chance to be part of that growing body of exceptional teachers.

Our Trust is committed to working collaboratively providing ongoing CPD and career opportunities to enable you to make a difference to the benefit of pupils and the local community.

Crofty Education Trust is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. There is an expectation of all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to a successful Disclosure & Barring check and satisfactory references.

As a part of our recruitment process, the Trust might carry out online searches on those that have been shortlisted for interview as part of our legal duty to meet the safeguarding duties set out in Keeping Children Safe in Education. These searches may include, but are not limited to search engines, news websites and social media pages, such as Facebook and LinkedIn. Any information discovered in the searches that the Trust deems relevant, and therefore processes and uses, will be stored in line with our Data Protection Policy and the UK General Data Protection Regulation.

The online searches will be carried out by a member of staff who does not sit on a selection panel and only information relevant to the recruitment process will be passed to the panel. By applying for a vacancy within the Trust, you consent to online searches being carried out, and furthermore, understand that we have a legitimate interest in doing so. We may use any information uncovered to help identify incidents or issues that are available online and may discuss these with you at interview.

If you have any concerns or questions in relation to the online searches, please contact [e-mail]

We are committed to safeguarding children and the successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and will be assessed against the Childcare Disqualification Regulations.

This is not a Cornwall Council vacancy therefore please contact the organisation direct for further information.

Organisation address: Unit 1 North Crofty, Tolvaddon Business Park, Camborne, TR14 0HX

Contact detail: Laura Finney

Email: [e-mail]

Website: www.croftymat.org