Temporary Early Years Foundation Stage Teacher (maternity cover)
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | Truro, TR2 5RP |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Posting date: | 14 Nov 2026 |
| Closing date: | 3 Dec 2026 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Tregony Primary School is seeking to appoint a maternity cover Early Years Foundation Stage Teacher who will join our highly professional and friendly team. Under the direction of the Executive Headteacher, you will take a proactive role in delivering Early Years provision, teaching, learning, supervision and nurturing the wellbeing of pupils across the class.
The Early Years Foundation Stage teacher plays a strategic and operational role in securing exceptional outcomes for some of our youngest children, ensuring high-quality, child-centred provision that is fully compliant with the EYFS Statutory Framework.
You will establish positive, professional relationships with all stakeholders including children, families, staff, governors, external agencies and our local community. The successful candidate will be predominantly based at Tregony Community Primary School but will work closely with the Early Years team across our primary schools to share best practice, drive continuous improvement and champion inclusive, developmentally appropriate practice.
This is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate who will make a positive difference to the future of our young people. Our hardworking and happy staff work as a team across the Trust, dedicated to achieving our values of kindness, ambition and responsibility.
The Trust recognises the importance of staff wellbeing and has supportive policies and procedures in place, as well as collaboration opportunities across our settings.
What you’ll need to succeed:
• Be an outstanding practitioner who inspires students and colleagues;
• be creative in planning and delivering a rigorous Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum;
• believe that every child can and will succeed regardless of their starting point;
• be flexible, collaborative and resilient;
• be committed to high standards of achievement, behaviour and attendance;
• have excellent interpersonal and communication skills;
• contribute to the wider life of the school through extra-curricular activities;
• Have comprehensive knowledge of the EYFS Statutory Framework, Ofsted Early Years Inspection Handbook, Working Together to Safeguard Children, Development Matters, Birth to 5 Matters, SEND Code of Practice (0 to 25 years), Keeping Children Safe in Education.
• Safeguarding and health and safety experience; implementing protective policies, creating risk assessments and managing sensitive cases.
• Parent and Partnership Communication skills for building strong relationships with families, carers, and external agencies.
What the school offers its staff
• A unique opportunity to be a key member of staff in a forward-looking, thriving school on the beautiful Roseland Peninsula on the south coast of Cornwall;
• A genuine family atmosphere with high expectations and standards where every student is known and valued;
• Access to high-quality Continuous Professional Development within the Multi Academy Trust and offered through OneCornwall (Teaching School Hub).
• Competitive salaries, based on skills and experience;
• Teacher’s pension scheme;
• School holidays;
• Discounted membership in Trust Sports Hubs (Falmouth & Newquay);
• Free parking facilities;
• Employer’s Eye Care Scheme (Specsavers);
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP);
• Mileage paid if there is a requirement to travel to different schools within the Trust.
Further details about the role
This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious teacher to make a real difference at Tregony Primary School and across our Trust. If the challenges of working in a small, successful school, where every teacher plays a vital role not only in the classroom but in leading curriculum areas also, then we would like to hear from you.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Roseland Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and expects all staff to share this commitment. Everyone who comes into contact with children and their families and carers has a role to play in safeguarding children. In order to fulfil this responsibility effectively, all professionals should make sure their approach is child-centred. This means that they should consider, at all times, what is in the best interests of the child.