Class Teacher
What skills and experience we're looking for
Required for April 2025
Full-time Y4 Class Teacher - Temporary to cover maternity leave (up to 1 year)
Archbishop Benson School is a popular and successful school situated in the heart of Truro. The Governors are seeking to appoint a full time class teacher from April 2025. Applications from ECT candidates with KS2 teaching experience would be most welcome.
We are seeking to appoint a teacher who:
- is willing to be proactive in contributing to our ethos as a vibrant Church of England school
- is a highly motivated and enthusiastic classroom practitioner with strong class management skills
- has excellent subject knowledge and can deliver and model the curriculum creatively & cross-curricularly
- maintains a dynamic and inspiring learning environment
- is able to create and deliver well-differentiated lessons for all pupils
- is able to motivate and challenge young learners, securing good outcomes
- is a team member with good communication and interpersonal skills
- has a commitment to forming excellent relationships with parents/carers
- is fully committed to the principles of inclusion and can demonstrate good practice of this
What the school offers its staff
In return we will offer:
- A friendly, fun and enjoyable working environment
- A strong commitment to staff wellbeing
- An opportunity to work in a single academy trust
- A strong commitment to your continued professional development including access to an accredited ECT support programme
- Enthusiastic and wonderful children who are eager to learn
- Supportive staff, parents and Governors
- A spacious and green site in the heart of our city
- The opportunity to work within a collaborative and enthusiastic team
Further details about the role
As per KCSIE guidelines, Archbishop Benson School will perform an online search of shortlisted candidates to seek information which is publicly available, which may be explored with the applicant at interview if deemed necessary.
Visits to our school are warmly welcomed. To arrange a visit, please contact Debbie Bullen via email admin@archbishop-benson.cornwall.sch.uk
For further information about our school or this vacancy, please visit our website at www.archbishop-benson.cornwall.sch.uk.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.