What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, inspirational, and dedicated RE Teacher, to join our successful Humanities Faculty from September 2025. This position is open to both experienced and Early Careers Teachers [ECTs] who are committed to delivering high-quality education and raising the aspirations and achievements of our students.
This is an exciting time to join a College and a Trust that values all its staff, and provides a range of benefits including a competitive salary, pension scheme, family friendly policies, access to wellbeing services, cycle to work scheme and continued professional development.
The ideal candidate will:
• Be an excellent Religious Education Practitioner with outstanding subject knowledge;
• Can engage, inspire, and build strong relationships with students and staff alike;
• Be a committed team player, supporting colleagues and contributing to a collaborative culture;• Be a creative thinker, with a positive and enthusiastic approach to work;
• Demonstrate a commitment to raising standards of achievement and furthering the success of the College;
• Be passionate and ambitious about their own career development.
The successful candidate will teach across the full age and ability range at KS3 and KS4; be a knowledgeable and enthusiastic teacher who can share their expertise and love of their subject, and teach lessons which challenge and inspire their students.
If you have the attributes and skills we are looking for, we encourage you to apply and join a successful and supportive department where you will play a key role in enhancing opportunities available to students at the College.
What the school offers its staff
Truro and Penwith Academy Trust values all its staff and benefits from having excellent and dedicated staff teams. In January 2019, the Trust was highly praised in a summary evaluation visit by Ofsted. The findings confirmed that the Trust is one that schools want to join. Whether you work in one of our schools, or are based in our central team, you will thrive in a stimulating, friendly and diverse environment that nurtures talent and celebrates success.
In addition to contractual entitlements such as annual leave and occupational pensions, we recognise the important role our staff play by providing for them a range of benefits as well as flexible employment arrangements and a family-friendly approach.
Our benefits include:
• A competitive salary
• You will be eligible to join the Local Government Pension Scheme/Teachers pension scheme
• Family friendly policies
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Eye test vouchers
• Continued Professional Development
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.