1:1 Teaching Assistant
Langdale Primary School, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5 3QE15 days remaining to apply
Closing date
22 February 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
5 February 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £25,185.00 Annually (FTE)
1:1 Teaching Assistant job summary
Vacancy: 1:1 Teaching Assistant
Langdale Primary is seeking to recruit a passionate and empathetic teaching assistant to work one to one with a child with additional needs. You will join a supportive team and have the chance to grow professionally, in a rewarding environment. The role will involve working one to one with a child, this may be in class or in a small group. An EHCP is in place for the child and you will be partly responsible for implementing this plan alongside the class teacher. The successful candidate will be able to implement positive behaviour management techniques, encouraging the child to be confident, independent and successful.
Contracted hours: 30 hours a week, 8:30am-3pm
Contract type: Permanent, Term Time Only
Pay grade: Grade 3, SP 4
Annual Pay: £25,185 FTE
The duties for this role will include:
Support for the Teacher
Undertake marking of planned work.
In conjunction with teacher, record pupils’ progress, provide feedback to appropriate education professionals, e.g. LEA officers, Ofsted Inspectors.
To support the teacher to develop appropriate learning plans to raise achievement.
Co-ordinate and organise pupils attending extra-curricular activities/out of school activities under guidance of teacher.
Provide general admin support, for classroom activities and SEND records.
Support to School
Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young persons you are responsible for or
come into contact with.
Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person.
Be aware of, support and ensure equal opportunities for all.
Contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school.
Appreciate and support the role of other professionals.
Attend and participate in relevant meetings as required.
Participate in training and other learning activities and performance development as required
Requirements for the role:
NVQ 2 for Teaching Assistant, or recognized equivalent qualification, or demonstrate equivalent knowledge, skills and experience.
Provide 1:1 support for a child with additional needs.
Provide structured support, including tutorial support, in accordance with specific work programmes designed and supervised by individual teachers.
Use specialist knowledge/experience to provide appropriate support to the pupil in relation to their individual needs, e.g. behaviour management strategies.
Involvement in the development and implementation of Individual Education, Behaviour, Support and Mentoring plans.
Be passionate about working with children who have SEN and be able to assist in their social, health and hygiene development.
Langdale Primary School is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and expect all staff to share this commitment. This position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions as part of the recruitment process. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a self-declaration of their criminal record and other relevant safeguarding information that may make them unsuitable to work with children.
It is an offence to apply for this position if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity.
A copy of the schools Safeguarding Policy can be viewed here: https://primarysite-prod-sorted.s3.amazonaws.com/langdaleprimarynewcastle/UploadedDocument/3997ed4b-3ed5-43f1-83d7-44e89f6d7805/langdale-primary-school-safeguarding-policy-2023-24.pdf
If you are successful in being shortlisted for this post, we will carry out an online search as part of our due diligence
Application Closing Date: 22nd February 2026
Shortlisting Date: 23rd February 2026
Interview Date: 24th February 2026
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Langdale Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 360 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Langdale Primary School website
School location
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