1:1 Teaching Assistant

Barrow Hedges Primary School, CARSHALTON, Surrey, SM5 4LA

5 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  5 December 2025 at 10:59pm

• Date listed

  20 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £29,433.67 - £31,610.16 Annually (FTE) Between 15 and 27 hours per week, term time, fixed term until July 2025

1:1 Teaching Assistant job summary

Teaching Assistants

15 hours per week / term time - £10,314.11

(5 mornings) fixed term until 17/07/2026

27 hours per week / term time - £18,565.40

(5 days) fixed term until 17/07/2026

Grade 3/4 Pt 5

Do you have a passion for helping children reach their full potential?

Barrow Hedges Primary School is seeking enthusiastic and compassionate 1:1 Teaching Assistants to join our supportive team. In this role, you will work closely with individual pupils across the school, providing tailored academic and emotional support to help them thrive. This position is fixed term until July 2026.

We are looking to appoint motivated, adaptable and skilled 1:1 Teaching Assistants who can work independently as well as collaboratively under the direction of teaching staff. You will play a key role in delivering high-quality support and making a meaningful impact on pupil outcomes. This is a wonderful opportunity to become part of an experienced and dedicated team, contributing to excellent teaching and learning across our school.

Barrow Hedges is a large, friendly and supportive primary school and the successful applicant will be a valued member of the team.

Please state in your application if you are looking to work 15 hours or 27 hours per week.

Cirrus Primary Academy Trust champions continuous professional development and has a range of CPD offerings and other staff benefits which include:

- LGPS and TPS pension

- Employee Assistance Programme

- Cycle to work scheme

- Two week October half term

- Staff recognition awards

- Staff Charter

Please read our applicant pack for further details

Other Information

Please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK from the location(s) provided and not from overseas.

For this role the Trust would not consider sponsoring a Certificate of Sponsorship/visa. Please note we are unable to offer advice on any Visa and Immigration cases.

Feedback will only be provided upon request if you attend an interview.

Please note: Cirrus Primary Academy Trust may hold interviews as and when applications are received, and this job may be withdrawn at any point without notice. With this in mind, you are encouraged to apply as early as possible.

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025 statutory guidelines, the Trust will use internet searches, including social media searches to perform pre-employment checks on candidates in the course of recruitment. The Trust will act in accordance with its data protection and equal opportunities obligations.

Employees working in any role that requires them to communicate with pupils, parents, guardians, staff and / or members of the community, must be able to speak fluent English to enable the effective performance of the role and to ensure that they are able to abide by their safeguarding responsibilities.

Safeguarding & Equal Opportunities

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. All employees of the Trust are deemed to be in regulated activity with children and as such, all offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and for this role, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed amongst other checks as appropriate.

All shortlisted candidates will be required to complete a declaration regarding offences and have references requested (unless agreed otherwise), prior to the interview.

Cirrus Primary Academy Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants. We aim to create a supportive and inclusive working environment in which all individuals are able to make best use of their skills. Applications are invited from all members of the community. We do not discriminate against staff on the basis of age; race; sex; disability; sexual orientation; gender reassignment; marriage and civil partnership; pregnancy and maternity; religion, faith or belief (Equality Act 2010 protected characteristics). The principles of non-discrimination and equality of opportunity also apply to the way in which staff and Trust treat visitors, volunteers, contractors and former staff members.

Reasonable adjustments

Should you require any reasonable adjustments to support you in applying for this role, or at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact the HR Team via recruitment@cirrustrust.uk

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Barrow Hedges Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 689 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Barrow Hedges Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/barrow-hedges-primary-school-carshalton

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